Information about #BEC5BA color

#BEC5BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BEC5BA falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(190, 197, 186) — 74.5% red, 77.3% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 4 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #BEC5BA floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Delta (#BFC0BB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Foggy Grey (#C4C3BC) and Tiara (#B9C3BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(190, 197, 186) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #BEC5BA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BEC5BA color variations

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

#BEC5BA 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 #BEC5BA

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

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC5BA
  • RGB190, 197, 186
  • CMYK3, 0, 4, 23
  • CSSrgb(190, 197, 186)
  • HSL98°, 9%, 75%
  • HSL Precise98.182°, 8.661%, 75.098%
  • HSV98°, 6%, 77%
  • HSB98°, 6%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.773, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.773, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.773, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC5BA
  • DECIMAL ID12502458
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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