#bec0ae

Color #bec0ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bec0ae

RGB

rgb(190, 192, 174)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0%, 9.4%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(77.1, -3.9, 8.84)

LCH

lch(77.1, 9.66, 113.81)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0248, 112.23)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aec0

Analogous

#c0b9ae

#bec0ae

#b5c0ae

Triadic

#bec0ae

#aebec0

#c0aebe

Split-complementary

#bec0ae

#aeb5c0

#b9aec0

Tetradic

#bec0ae

#aec0b0

#b0aec0

#c0aebe

Square

#bec0ae

#aec0b9

#b0aec0

#c0aeb5

Shades

Color #bec0ae mixed toward black.

#a3a58c

#86896b

#646750

#434535

#21221b

Tints

Color #bec0ae mixed toward white.

#c9cbbc

#d4d5c9

#dfe0d7

#e9eae4

#f4f5f2

Tones

Color #bec0ae mixed toward gray.

#bdbfb0

#bcbdb1

#bbbcb3

#b9bab4

#b8b9b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfb3 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbfb4 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#beb6b7 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bec0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec0ae]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bec0ae (#bec0ae) is rgb(190, 192, 174) in RGB.

No, #bec0ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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