What color is #BEDA93?

#BEDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEDA93?

The RGB value is 190, 218, 147: 190 red, 218 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEDA93?

The complementary color is #AF93DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEDA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEDA93 color

#BEDA93 rgb(190, 218, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #BEDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 85.5% green and 57.6% blue (190, 218, 147).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#BEDA93 color codes

HEX	`#BEDA93`
RGB	`rgb(190, 218, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 85.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, -21.26, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 38.39, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.572, 63.196, 37.079)`
Decimal	`12507795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEDA93, 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 #BEDA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEDA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #BEDA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beda93; }
.text { color: #beda93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beda93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 218 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beda93, #9bda93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BEDA93?: #BEDA93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEDA93?: The RGB value is 190, 218, 147: 190 red, 218 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEDA93?: The complementary color is #AF93DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEDA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.