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#BEC44A Color

#BEC44A is rgb(190, 196, 74) in RGB, hsl(63, 51%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 62%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), visibly different at ΔE 10.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC44A
HEX#BEC44A
RGBrgb(190, 196, 74)
HSLhsl(63, 51%, 53%)
HSVhsv(63, 62%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 62%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.144 111.9)
LABlab(76.95% -13.69 58.19)
LCHlch(76.95% 59.78 103.24)

What #BEC44A 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 #BEC44A, 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.

#BEC44A Channel Values

How #BEC44A 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 196 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 51% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 62% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC44A 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEC44A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC44A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BEC44A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC44A.

How #BEC44A 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#BEC44A
Protanopia#C3C34A
Protanomaly#C1C34A
Deuteranopia#C2C24B
Deuteranomaly#C0C34A
Tritanopia#C8BABA
Tritanomaly#C4BE9A
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC44A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec44a: #BEC44A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC44A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec44a': '#BEC44A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.769, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_bec44a">#BEC44A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC44A"

More Yellow Colors

#BEC44A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC44A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC44A?

#BEC44A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 196, 74) in RGB and hsl(63, 51%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.85.

What is the RGB value of #BEC44A?

#BEC44A is rgb(190, 196, 74) — red 190, green 196, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC44A?

#BEC44A converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 62%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC44A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC44A scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC44A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC44A 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 20.67, which is visibly different.

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