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#bec262 color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec262 is rgb(190, 194, 98) in RGB and oklch(79.07% 0.12002 110.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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62°
100%

79.1%
0.120
111°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bec262

#bec262 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea (#c5c56a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bec262 mixed with white

  1. bec262
  2. c4c874
  3. cace84
  4. d1d594
  5. d7dba4
  6. dee1b3
  7. e4e7c3
  8. ebedd2
  9. f1f3e1
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bec262 mixed with black

  1. bec262
  2. a5a854
  3. 8c8f47
  4. 75773a
  5. 5e602d
  6. 484921
  7. 333416
  8. 1f200b
  9. 0d0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec262 with less saturation

  1. bec262
  2. bec16d
  3. bdc177
  4. bdc081
  5. bcc08a
  6. bcbf93
  7. bcbe9b
  8. bbbda3
  9. bbbcab
  10. bbbcb3

Questions about #bec262

What color is #bec262?

#bec262 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 194, 98), in HSL hsl(62.5, 44.04%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.07% 0.12002 110.981).

What colors go well with #bec262?

The complementary color of #bec262 is #bbadff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2b25a and #8fce85. The triadic partners are #5ec8fa and #f59ac4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec262?

Black text reads better on #bec262: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec262 a warm or cool color?

#bec262 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.12.