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#BEC261 Color

#BEC261 is rgb(190, 194, 97) in RGB, hsl(62, 44%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 50%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC261
HEX#BEC261
RGBrgb(190, 194, 97)
HSLhsl(62, 44%, 57%)
HSVhsv(62, 50%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 50%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.121 111)
LABlab(76.59% -11.44 47.64)
LCHlch(76.59% 48.99 103.50)

What #BEC261 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEC261, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BEC261 Channel Values

How #BEC261 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 194 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 44% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 50% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC261 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC261 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC261; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEC261

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC261.

How #BEC261 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEC261
Protanopia#C1C161
Protanomaly#C0C261
Deuteranopia#C1C161
Deuteranomaly#C0C161
Tritanopia#C7B9B9
Tritanomaly#C3BD9E
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC261 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bec261: #BEC261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec261': '#BEC261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.761, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bec261">#BEC261</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC261"

More Yellow Colors

#BEC261 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC261?

#BEC261 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 194, 97) in RGB and hsl(62, 44%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #BEC261?

#BEC261 is rgb(190, 194, 97) — red 190, green 194, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC261?

#BEC261 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 50%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC261 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC261 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.5, which is visibly different.

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