What color is #BED99C?

#BED99C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BED99C?

The RGB value is 190, 217, 156: 190 red, 217 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BED99C?

The complementary color is #B79CD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BED99C color

#BED99C rgb(190, 217, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #BED99C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.1% green and 61.2% blue (190, 217, 156).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#BED99C color codes

HEX	`#BED99C`
RGB	`rgb(190, 217, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 45%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.43, -19.5, 27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.43, 33.45, 125.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.048, 62.973, 40.859)`
Decimal	`12507548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BED99C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BED99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BED99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed99c; }
.text { color: #bed99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 217 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed99c, #a0d99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BED99C?: #BED99C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BED99C?: The RGB value is 190, 217, 156: 190 red, 217 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BED99C?: The complementary color is #B79CD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.