Recognised as Colour
#BEBA0C
- #BEBA0C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#BEBA0C is a yellow with RGB values 190, 186, 12 and HSL 59°, 88%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#BEBA0C#BEBA0C
HEX#BEBA0C
RGBrgb(190, 186, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7294, 0.0471
RGB percentages74.5%, 72.9%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(58.7, 88.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 93.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 93.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,499,468
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBA0C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4145F3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C10BE
Analogous#BE610C, #69BE0C
Triadic#0CBEBA, #BA0CBE
Split complementary#0C69BE, #610CBE
Tetradic#0CBE61, #0C10BE, #BE0C69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G186
B12
Red190 (74.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue58.65°
Saturation (HSL)88.12%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G BA · B 0C
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