Information about #BEBC97 color

#BEBC97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BEBC97 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 188, 151) — 74.5% red, 73.7% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 15 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BEBC97 reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gooseberry (#BFC298). Slightly further away sit Double Fossil (#C2B89E) and Fawn Green (#BCB88F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(190, 188, 151)), which gives #BEBC97 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BEBC97: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #BEBC97 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BEBC97 color variations

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

#BEBC97 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 #BEBC97

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEBC97
  • RGB190, 188, 151
  • CMYK0, 1, 15, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 188, 151)
  • HSL57°, 23%, 67%
  • HSL Precise56.923°, 23.077%, 66.863%
  • HSV57°, 21%, 75%
  • HSB57°, 21%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.737, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.737, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.737, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEBC97
  • DECIMAL ID12500119
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01