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#BEC70F Color

#BEC70F is rgb(190, 199, 15) in RGB, hsl(63, 86%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 92%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEC70F
HEX#BEC70F
RGBrgb(190, 199, 15)
HSLhsl(63, 86%, 42%)
HSVhsv(63, 92%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 92%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.175 113)
LABlab(77.54% -16.73 75.08)
LCHlch(77.54% 76.93 102.56)

What #BEC70F 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 #BEC70F, 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.

#BEC70F Channel Values

How #BEC70F 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 199 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 86% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 92% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEC70F 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BEC70F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BEC70F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEC70F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BEC70F

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 #BEC70F.

How #BEC70F 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#BEC70F
Protanopia#C6C610
Protanomaly#C3C60F
Deuteranopia#C4C413
Deuteranomaly#C2C511
Tritanopia#C9BBBB
Tritanomaly#C5C095
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEC70F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bec70f: #BEC70F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEC70F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bec70f': '#BEC70F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.780, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_bec70f">#BEC70F</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEC70F"

More Yellow Colors

#BEC70F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEC70F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEC70F?

#BEC70F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(190, 199, 15) in RGB and hsl(63, 86%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #BEC70F?

#BEC70F is rgb(190, 199, 15) — red 190, green 199, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEC70F?

#BEC70F converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 92%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEC70F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEC70F scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEC70F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEC70F 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.92, which is visibly different.

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