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#BEC16A

#bec16a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bec16a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 75.69% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.08% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 62.07°, with 41.23% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.5013

Complementary

  1. #bec16a
  2. #6d6ac1

Split complementary

  1. #bec16a
  2. #6a93c1
  3. #996ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1996a
  2. #bec16a
  3. #93c16a

Triadic

  1. #bec16a
  2. #6abec1
  3. #c16abe

Tetradic

  1. #bec16a
  2. #6ac16d
  3. #6d6ac1
  4. #c16abe

Square

  1. #bec16a
  2. #6ac199
  3. #6d6ac1
  4. #c16a93

Monochromatic

  1. #65672b
  2. #9a9d41
  3. #bec16a
  4. #d6d7a0
  5. #edeed6

Shades

#bec16a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec16a
  2. #abae5f
  3. #989a55
  4. #85874a
  5. #727440
  6. #5f6135
  7. #4c4d2a
  8. #393a20
  9. #262715
  10. #13130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec16a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec16a
  2. #c5c779
  3. #cbcd88
  4. #d2d497
  5. #d8daa6
  6. #dfe0b5
  7. #e5e6c3
  8. #ececd2
  9. #f2f3e1
  10. #f9f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec16a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec16a
  2. #b8bb6c
  3. #b2b46e
  4. #abae71
  5. #a5a773
  6. #9fa175
  7. #999a77
  8. #939479
  9. #8c8d7c
  10. #86877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdba63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cebd6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7bd66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bf6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bb96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec16a {
  color: #bec16a;
}
Background
.bg-bec16a {
  background-color: #bec16a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec16a {
  border: 2px solid #bec16a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec16a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 193 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 41% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec16a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec16a, #93c16a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec16a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 193 106 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.91 #413e95 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bec16a  rgb(190, 193, 106)  hsl(62, 41%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#6d6ac1  rgb(109, 106, 193)  hsl(242, 41%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#6abec1  rgb(106, 190, 193)  hsl(182, 41%, 59%)  Verdigris
#c16abe  rgb(193, 106, 190)  hsl(302, 41%, 59%)  Orchid