#BEC53E#BEC53E
#BEC53E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.154 H 112.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEC53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 197, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 68.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.82, -19.02, 63.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.82, 66.32, 106.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.36% -0.0583 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.36% 0.154 112.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0722, 51.2284, 12.2283) |
| Luminance | 0.5123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.15
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.16
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.00
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.32
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.63
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEC53E #453EC5
analogous
#C5883E #BEC53E #7AC53E
triadic
#BEC53E #3EBEC5 #C53EBE
tetradic
#BEC53E #3EC588 #453EC5 #C53E7A
square
#BEC53E #3EC588 #453EC5 #C53E7A
split-complementary
#BEC53E #3E7AC5 #883EC5
monochromatic
#656920 #93982E #BEC53E #CED36D #DEE19C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#BEC53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.25
#BEC53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEC53E
11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEC53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEC53E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.25 | 11.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BC29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BF48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB9AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bec53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 197, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.154 112.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d67b',
500: '#bec53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bec53e; $custom-light: #d5d67b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bec53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 197,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.111,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79361,
"c": 0.15351,
"h": 112.3
},
"luminance": 0.51227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEC53E
secondary
#373473
accent
#4BDD52
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#15140A
muted
#84837D