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#BECDAD Color

#BECDAD is rgb(190, 205, 173) in RGB, hsl(88, 24%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 20%) 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 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BECDAD
HEX#BECDAD
RGBrgb(190, 205, 173)
HSLhsl(88, 24%, 74%)
HSVhsv(88, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.047 127.9)
LABlab(80.60% -9.56 14.19)
LCHlch(80.60% 17.11 123.96)

What #BECDAD 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 #BECDAD, 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 green in the library.

#BECDAD Channel Values

How #BECDAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 24% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BECDAD 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BECDAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BECDAD; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BECDAD

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 #BECDAD.

How #BECDAD 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#BECDAD
Protanopia#CBCBAD
Protanomaly#C6CCAD
Deuteranopia#C8C8AD
Deuteranomaly#C4CAAD
Tritanopia#C2C9C9
Tritanomaly#C0CBBF
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BECDAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-becdad: #BECDAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BECDAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-becdad': '#BECDAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.804, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_becdad">#BECDAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BECDAD"

More Green Colors

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

#BECDAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BECDAD?

#BECDAD is a light green — rgb(190, 205, 173) in RGB and hsl(88, 24%, 74%) 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #BECDAD?

#BECDAD is rgb(190, 205, 173) — red 190, green 205, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BECDAD?

#BECDAD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BECDAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BECDAD scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BECDAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BECDAD 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.65, which is visibly different.

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