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#BEC499

#bec499 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bec499 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.86% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.94% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 68.37°, with 26.71% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5273

Complementary

  1. #bec499
  2. #9f99c4

Split complementary

  1. #bec499
  2. #99a8c4
  3. #b499c4

Analogous

  1. #c4b499
  2. #bec499
  3. #a8c499

Triadic

  1. #bec499
  2. #99bec4
  3. #c499be

Tetradic

  1. #bec499
  2. #99c49f
  3. #9f99c4
  4. #c499be

Square

  1. #bec499
  2. #99c4b4
  3. #9f99c4
  4. #c499a8

Monochromatic

  1. #757c48
  2. #9fa869
  3. #bec499
  4. #dde0c9
  5. #f7f8f2

Shades

#bec499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec499
  2. #abb08a
  3. #989d7a
  4. #85896b
  5. #72765c
  6. #5f624d
  7. #4c4e3d
  8. #393b2e
  9. #26271f
  10. #13140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec499
  2. #c5caa3
  3. #cbd0ad
  4. #d2d6b8
  5. #d8dcc2
  6. #dfe2cc
  7. #e5e7d6
  8. #ecede0
  9. #f2f3eb
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec499
  2. #b8bd97
  3. #b2b694
  4. #abb092
  5. #a5a98f
  6. #9fa28d
  7. #999b8a
  8. #939488
  9. #8c8e85
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac19b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c197 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c29a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c1ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec499 {
  color: #bec499;
}
Background
.bg-bec499 {
  background-color: #bec499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec499 {
  border: 2px solid #bec499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 196 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 27% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec499, #a8c499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 196 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.48 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.26 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.47 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 11.18 #413b66 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#bec499  rgb(190, 196, 153)  hsl(68, 27%, 68%)  Sage
#9f99c4  rgb(159, 153, 196)  hsl(248, 27%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#99bec4  rgb(153, 190, 196)  hsl(188, 27%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c499be  rgb(196, 153, 190)  hsl(308, 27%, 68%)  Lilac