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#BEC27F

#bec27f ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bec27f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.08% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.54% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 63.58°, with 35.45% saturation and 62.94% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5106

Complementary

  1. #bec27f
  2. #837fc2

Split complementary

  1. #bec27f
  2. #7f9cc2
  3. #a47fc2

Analogous

  1. #c2a47f
  2. #bec27f
  3. #9cc27f

Triadic

  1. #bec27f
  2. #7fbec2
  3. #c27fbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec27f
  2. #7fc283
  3. #837fc2
  4. #c27fbe

Square

  1. #bec27f
  2. #7fc2a4
  3. #837fc2
  4. #c27f9c

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7236
  2. #a0a64f
  3. #bec27f
  4. #d8dbb3
  5. #f3f3e7

Shades

#bec27f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec27f
  2. #abaf72
  3. #989b66
  4. #858859
  5. #72744c
  6. #5f6140
  7. #4c4e33
  8. #393a26
  9. #262719
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec27f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec27f
  2. #c5c88c
  3. #cbce99
  4. #d2d4a5
  5. #d8dab2
  6. #dfe1bf
  7. #e5e7cc
  8. #ecedd9
  9. #f2f3e5
  10. #f9f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec27f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec27f
  2. #b8bb7f
  3. #b2b57f
  4. #abae7f
  5. #a5a87f
  6. #9fa180
  7. #999a80
  8. #939480
  9. #8c8d80
  10. #868780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbc7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbe82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6bab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6bf7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bd9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec27f {
  color: #bec27f;
}
Background
.bg-bec27f {
  background-color: #bec27f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec27f {
  border: 2px solid #bec27f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec27f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 194 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 35% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec27f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec27f, #9cc27f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec27f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 194 127 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.42 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.73 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.74 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.04 #413d80 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bec27f  rgb(190, 194, 127)  hsl(64, 35%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#837fc2  rgb(131, 127, 194)  hsl(244, 35%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7fbec2  rgb(127, 190, 194)  hsl(184, 35%, 63%)  Verdigris
#c27fbe  rgb(194, 127, 190)  hsl(304, 35%, 63%)  Sky Magenta