#BEC29E Color

#BEC29E is rgb(190, 194, 158) in RGB, hsl(67, 23%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC29E

HEX#BEC29E

RGBrgb(190, 194, 158)

HSLhsl(67, 23%, 69%)

HSVhsv(67, 19%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.049 112.7)

LABlab(77.40% -6.00 17.71)

LCHlch(77.40% 18.69 108.71)

What #BEC29E 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 #BEC29E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.51 Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 9.78 Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.27 Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 10.54 Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 11.11 Ecru#C2B280ΔE 12.75

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

#BEC29E Channel Values

How #BEC29E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 190 · G 194 · B 158	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 67° · S 23% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 67° · S 19% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC29E 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEC29E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC29E; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BEC29E

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 #BEC29E.

How #BEC29E 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#BEC29E

Protanopia#C1C19E

Protanomaly#C0C29E

Deuteranopia#C1C19E

Deuteranomaly#C0C19E

Tritanopia#C2BEBE

Tritanomaly#C0C0B2

Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #BEC29E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec29e: #BEC29E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC29E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec29e': '#BEC29E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.761, blue: 0.620)

Android XML<color name="color_bec29e">#BEC29E</color>

SVG fillfill="#BEC29E"

More Green Colors

#BEC29E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#BEC29E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC29E?

#BEC29E is a light green — rgb(190, 194, 158) in RGB and hsl(67, 23%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #BEC29E?

#BEC29E is rgb(190, 194, 158) — red 190, green 194, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC29E?

#BEC29E converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC29E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC29E scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC29E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC29E 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.84, which is visibly different.

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