Recognised as Colour

#BEC172

#BEC172
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BEC172 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 193, 114 and HSL 62°, 39%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BEC172#BEC172

HEX#BEC172

RGBrgb(190, 193, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7569, 0.4471

RGB percentages74.5%, 75.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(62.3, 38.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.3, 40.9%, 75.7%)

CMYK1.6%, 0%, 40.9%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,501,362

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#413E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCBB6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBD76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8B8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 4.9 Khaki · ΔE 15.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Burlywood · ΔE 21.9 Tan · ΔE 23.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 4.93, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7572C1

Analogous#C19C72, #97C172

Triadic#72BEC1, #C172BE

Split complementary#7297C1, #9C72C1

Tetradic#72C19C, #7572C1, #C17297

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF0DC

Lighter +20%#DFE0B9

Lighter +10%#CED195

Darker −10%#AEB14F

Darker −20%#8B8E3F

Darker −30%#696B2F

Darker −40%#46481F

More saturated +25%#D5DA59

Less saturated −25%#A7A88B

Channel breakdown

R190

G193

B114

Red190 (74.5%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue62.28°

Saturation (HSL)38.92%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G C1 · B 72

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BeC172 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,074.9042 g/mol
173 atoms

BeC172 has a molar mass of 2,074.9042 g/mol, made up of 173 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Be, 172 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,074.9042 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule173

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.4454595 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.9023705 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Be0.4%

C99.6%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.434%

Carbon (C × 172)2,065.892 g/mol, 99.566%

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