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#BECD60 Color

#BECD60 is rgb(190, 205, 96) in RGB, hsl(68, 52%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 20%) 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 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BECD60
HEX#BECD60
RGBrgb(190, 205, 96)
HSLhsl(68, 52%, 59%)
HSVhsv(68, 53%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.135 116)
LABlab(79.57% -16.69 51.49)
LCHlch(79.57% 54.13 107.96)

What #BECD60 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 #BECD60, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.31Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.3June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.81Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.02Straw#E4D96FΔE 12.42Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.13

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

#BECD60 Channel Values

How #BECD60 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 205 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 52% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 53% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BECD60 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BECD60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BECD60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BECD60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BECD60
Complementary
#6F60CD
Analogous
#CDA560
Analogous
#88CD60
Triadic
#60BECD
Triadic
#CD60BE
Split comp.
#6088CD
Split comp.
#A560CD

Tints & Shades of #BECD60

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

#C8D477
#D0DA8B
#D9E2A2
#E1E8B5
#EAEFCD
#F2F5E0

Shades

#B2C341
#97A735
#7B882B
#636D22
#464E18
#2A2F0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BECD60.

How #BECD60 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#BECD60
Protanopia#CBCB60
Protanomaly#C6CC60
Deuteranopia#C8C861
Deuteranomaly#C4CA61
Tritanopia#C8C3C3
Tritanomaly#C4C7A5
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BECD60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-becd60: #BECD60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BECD60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-becd60': '#BECD60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.804, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_becd60">#BECD60</color>
SVG fillfill="#BECD60"

More Green Colors

#BECD60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BECD60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BECD60?

#BECD60 is a mid-tone green — rgb(190, 205, 96) in RGB and hsl(68, 52%, 59%) 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 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #BECD60?

#BECD60 is rgb(190, 205, 96) — red 190, green 205, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BECD60?

#BECD60 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BECD60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BECD60 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BECD60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BECD60 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 16.97, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.