#bec196

Color #bec196

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bec196

RGB

rgb(190, 193, 150)

HSL

hsl(64.2, 25.7%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.2, 22.3%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 22.3%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(76.85, -8.21, 21.37)

LCH

lch(76.85, 22.89, 111.02)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0581, 110.96)

HWB

hwb(64.2, 58.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9996c1

Analogous

#c1af96

#bec196

#a9c196

Triadic

#bec196

#96bec1

#c196be

Split-complementary

#bec196

#96a9c1

#af96c1

Tetradic

#bec196

#96c199

#9996c1

#c196be

Square

#bec196

#96c1af

#9996c1

#c196a9

Shades

Color #bec196 mixed toward black.

#a8ac72

#8c9055

#696c40

#46482b

#232415

Tints

Color #bec196 mixed toward white.

#c9cba8

#d4d6b9

#dfe0cb

#e9eadc

#f4f5ee

Tones

Color #bec196 mixed toward gray.

#bbbd9a

#b8ba9d

#b5b6a1

#b2b3a4

#afafa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfa2 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#bfbfa4 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#beaaac · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bec196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bec196]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bec196 (#bec196) is rgb(190, 193, 150) in RGB.

No, #bec196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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