#BEC16C#BEC16C
#BEC16C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.108 H 110.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEC16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 193, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 41%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 44%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 44%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.17, -13.43, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.17, 44.35, 107.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.99% -0.0378 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.99% 0.108 110.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0126, 50.1706, 21.6025) |
| Luminance | 0.5017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.50
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.93
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.98
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.27
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEC16C #6F6CC1
analogous
#C19A6C #BEC16C #94C16C
triadic
#BEC16C #6CBEC1 #C16CBE
tetradic
#BEC16C #6CC19A #6F6CC1 #C16C94
square
#BEC16C #6CC19A #6F6CC1 #C16C94
split-complementary
#BEC16C #6C94C1 #9A6CC1
monochromatic
#7B7E35 #A5A947 #BEC16C #D1D397 #E4E5C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#BEC16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.03
#BEC16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEC16C
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEC16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEC16C | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.03 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bec16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 193, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.108 110.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3d398',
500: '#bec16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bec16c; $custom-light: #d3d398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bec16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 193,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.118,
"s": 40.67,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78991,
"c": 0.10844,
"h": 110.4
},
"luminance": 0.5017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEC16C
secondary
#4D4B86
accent
#57D15C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF5
border
#D4D4CF
text
#14140E
muted
#83837F