Colour

#BEC162

#BEC162
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BEC162 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 193, 98 and HSL 62°, 43%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BEC162#BEC162

HEX#BEC162

RGBrgb(190, 193, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7569, 0.3843

RGB percentages74.5%, 75.7%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(61.9, 43.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.9, 49.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK1.6%, 0%, 49.2%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,501,346

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#413E9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEBA59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBD67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C9B7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.9 Khaki · ΔE 15.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.6 Olive · ΔE 26.1 Burlywood · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6562C1

Analogous#C19462, #8FC162

Triadic#62BEC1, #C162BE

Split complementary#628FC1, #9462C1

Tetradic#62C194, #6562C1, #C1628F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFBF4

Lighter +30%#EBECD0

Lighter +20%#DCDEAB

Lighter +10%#CDCF87

Darker −10%#A9AC44

Darker −20%#858736

Darker −30%#616327

Darker −40%#3D3E19

More saturated +25%#D8DC47

Less saturated −25%#A4A67D

Channel breakdown

R190

G193

B98

Red190 (74.5%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue61.89°

Saturation (HSL)43.38%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G C1 · B 62

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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