#BEC997#BEC997
#BEC997 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.068 H 118.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEC997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 201, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 24.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -12.19, 23.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 26.73, 117.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.47% -0.032 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.47% 0.068 118) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7073, 54.9550, 37.3662) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.28
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.26
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.07
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 7.82
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.83
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEC997 #A297C9
analogous
#C9BB97 #BEC997 #A5C997
triadic
#BEC997 #97BEC9 #C997BE
tetradic
#BEC997 #97C9BB #A297C9 #C997A5
square
#BEC997 #97C9BB #A297C9 #C997A5
split-complementary
#BEC997 #97A5C9 #BB97C9
monochromatic
#87974E #A5B46F #BEC997 #D7DEBF #F0F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BEC997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#BEC997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEC997
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEC997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEC997 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C494
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC499
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3C4BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bec997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 201, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.068 118.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d9b6',
500: '#bec997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bec997; $custom-light: #d2d9b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bec997",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 201,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.2,
"s": 31.646,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81475,
"c": 0.06821,
"h": 118
},
"luminance": 0.54955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEC997
secondary
#73669E
accent
#3BAA54
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141411
muted
#838381