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#BEE0AE Color

#BEE0AE is rgb(190, 224, 174) in RGB, hsl(101, 45%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEE0AE
HEX#BEE0AE
RGBrgb(190, 224, 174)
HSLhsl(101, 45%, 78%)
HSVhsv(101, 22%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.076 135.7)
LABlab(85.74% -18.36 20.71)
LCHlch(85.74% 27.68 131.55)

What #BEE0AE 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 #BEE0AE, 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.

#BEE0AE Channel Values

How #BEE0AE 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 224 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 45% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 22% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEE0AE 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEE0AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEE0AE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BEE0AE

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 #BEE0AE.

How #BEE0AE 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#BEE0AE
Protanopia#DBDBAE
Protanomaly#D0DDAE
Deuteranopia#D6D6AF
Deuteranomaly#CDDAAF
Tritanopia#C5DBDB
Tritanomaly#C2DDCA
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEE0AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bee0ae: #BEE0AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEE0AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bee0ae': '#BEE0AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.878, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bee0ae">#BEE0AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEE0AE"

More Green Colors

#BEE0AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEE0AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEE0AE?

#BEE0AE is a light green — rgb(190, 224, 174) in RGB and hsl(101, 45%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #BEE0AE?

#BEE0AE is rgb(190, 224, 174) — red 190, green 224, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEE0AE?

#BEE0AE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEE0AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEE0AE scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEE0AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEE0AE 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 14.45, which is visibly different.

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