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#BEC45A Color

#BEC45A is rgb(190, 196, 90) in RGB, hsl(63, 47%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC45A
HEX#BEC45A
RGBrgb(190, 196, 90)
HSLhsl(63, 47%, 56%)
HSVhsv(63, 54%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.13 112)
LABlab(77.07% -12.83 51.41)
LCHlch(77.07% 52.99 104.01)

What #BEC45A 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 #BEC45A, 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.

#BEC45A Channel Values

How #BEC45A 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 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 47% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 54% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC45A 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEC45A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC45A; 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 #BEC45A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEC45A.

How #BEC45A 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#BEC45A
Protanopia#C3C35A
Protanomaly#C1C35A
Deuteranopia#C2C25A
Deuteranomaly#C0C35A
Tritanopia#C7BBBB
Tritanomaly#C4BF9D
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC45A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec45a: #BEC45A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC45A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec45a': '#BEC45A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.769, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_bec45a">#BEC45A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC45A"

More Yellow Colors

#BEC45A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC45A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC45A?

#BEC45A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 196, 90) in RGB and hsl(63, 47%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #BEC45A?

#BEC45A is rgb(190, 196, 90) — red 190, green 196, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC45A?

#BEC45A converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC45A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC45A scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC45A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC45A 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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