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#BEC7A7

#bec7a7 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bec7a7 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, 78.04% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 76.88°, with 22.22% saturation and 71.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.08.

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Relative luminance0.5458

Complementary

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #b0a7c7

Split complementary

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #a7aec7
  3. #c0a7c7

Analogous

  1. #c7c0a7
  2. #bec7a7
  3. #aec7a7

Triadic

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #a7bec7
  3. #c7a7be

Tetradic

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #a7c7b0
  3. #b0a7c7
  4. #c7a7be

Square

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #a7c7c0
  3. #b0a7c7
  4. #c7a7ae

Monochromatic

  1. #758253
  2. #9ba978
  3. #bec7a7
  4. #e1e5d6
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bec7a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #abb396
  3. #989f86
  4. #858b75
  5. #727764
  6. #5f6454
  7. #4c5043
  8. #393c32
  9. #262821
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec7a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #c5cdb0
  3. #cbd2b9
  4. #d2d8c1
  5. #d8ddca
  6. #dfe3d3
  7. #e5e9dc
  8. #eceee5
  9. #f2f4ed
  10. #f9f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec7a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec7a7
  2. #b8c0a3
  3. #b2b99f
  4. #abb29b
  5. #a5ab97
  6. #9fa494
  7. #999c90
  8. #93958c
  9. #8c8e88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc3a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac3a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c5a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c5a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0c5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec7a7 {
  color: #bec7a7;
}
Background
.bg-bec7a7 {
  background-color: #bec7a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec7a7 {
  border: 2px solid #bec7a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec7a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 199 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 22% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec7a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec7a7, #aec7a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec7a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 199 167 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.57 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.73 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.85 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.86 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.16 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.31 #413858 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bec7a7  rgb(190, 199, 167)  hsl(77, 22%, 72%)  Sage
#b0a7c7  rgb(176, 167, 199)  hsl(257, 22%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#a7bec7  rgb(167, 190, 199)  hsl(197, 22%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#c7a7be  rgb(199, 167, 190)  hsl(317, 22%, 72%)  Lilac