Information about #BEC5BE color

#BEC5BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BEC5BE falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(190, 197, 190) — 74.5% red, 77.3% green, 74.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 3 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #BEC5BE appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Eighth Stack (#C0C1BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tiara (#B9C3BE) and Silver Sand (#BFC1C2).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(190, 197, 190)), which gives #BEC5BE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BEC5BE: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #BEC5BE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BEC5BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BEC5BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BEC5BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BEC5BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BEC5BE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BEC5BE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BEC5BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Quarter Foggy Grey color link
Quarter Foggy Grey

#C4C3BC

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

#BEC5BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC5BE
  • RGB190, 197, 190
  • CMYK3, 0, 3, 23
  • CSSrgb(190, 197, 190)
  • HSL120°, 6%, 76%
  • HSL Precise120°, 5.691%, 75.882%
  • HSV120°, 4%, 77%
  • HSB120°, 4%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.773, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.773, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.773, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC5BE
  • DECIMAL ID12502462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers308 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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