Recognised as Colour

#BEC257

#BEC257
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BEC257 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 194, 87 and HSL 62°, 47%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BEC257#BEC257

HEX#BEC257

RGBrgb(190, 194, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7608, 0.3412

RGB percentages74.5%, 76.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(62.2, 46.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.2, 55.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK2.1%, 0%, 55.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,501,591

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

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

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1

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

Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#413DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFBA4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0BD5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CAB7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 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 text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.1 Khaki · ΔE 17.3 Olive · ΔE 24.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 25 Yellow green · ΔE 26.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B57C2

Analogous#C29057, #88C257

Triadic#57BEC2, #C257BE

Split complementary#5788C2, #9157C2

Tetradic#57C291, #5B57C2, #C25788

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8ED

Lighter +30%#E9EBC7

Lighter +20%#DBDDA2

Lighter +10%#CCD07C

Darker −10%#A5A93D

Darker −20%#808330

Darker −30%#5C5E22

Darker −40%#373815

More saturated +25%#D8DF3A

Less saturated −25%#A4A574

Channel breakdown

R190

G194

B87

Red190 (74.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue62.24°

Saturation (HSL)46.72%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BE · G C2 · B 57

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Also reads as

BeC257 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,095.8392 g/mol
258 atoms

BeC257 has a molar mass of 3,095.8392 g/mol, made up of 258 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Be, 257 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,095.8392 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule258

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.1407619 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9452369 × 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

Be0.3%

C99.7%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 0.291%

Carbon (C × 257)3,086.827 g/mol, 99.709%

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