Information about #BEC6AE color

#BEC6AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BEC6AE is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 198, 174) — 74.5% red, 77.6% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 9 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned zesty chartreuse, #BEC6AE appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kidnapper (#BFC0AB) and Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8).

The recipe behind #BEC6AE is rgb(190, 198, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BEC6AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #BEC6AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BEC6AE color variations

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#BEC6AE 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BEC6AE

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

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC6AE
  • RGB190, 198, 174
  • CMYK3, 0, 9, 22
  • CSSrgb(190, 198, 174)
  • HSL80°, 17%, 73%
  • HSL Precise80°, 17.391%, 72.941%
  • HSV80°, 12%, 78%
  • HSB80°, 12%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.776, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.776, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.776, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC6AE
  • DECIMAL ID12502702
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01