Colour
#BEBE52
- #BEBE52
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BEBE52 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 190, 82 and HSL 60°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BEBE52#BEBE52
HEX#BEBE52
RGBrgb(190, 190, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7451, 0.3216
RGB percentages74.5%, 74.5%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(60, 45.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 56.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 56.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,500,562
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBE52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4141AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5252BE
Analogous#BE8852, #88BE52
Triadic#52BEBE, #BE52BE
Split complementary#5288BE, #8852BE
Tetradic#52BE88, #5252BE, #BE5288
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G190
B82
Red190 (74.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BE · G BE · B 52
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