Information about #BEC9AB color

#BEC9AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BEC9AB falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(190, 201, 171) — 74.5% red, 78.8% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 12 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained zesty chartreuse, #BEC9AB 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 Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Clay Ash (#BDC8B3).

The recipe behind #BEC9AB is rgb(190, 201, 171), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BEC9AB: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BEC9AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BEC9AB color variations

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

#BEC9AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BEC9AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BEC9AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BEC9AB 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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#BEC9AB 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 #BEC9AB

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Quarter Hillary color link
Quarter Hillary

#CAC5AC

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

#BEC9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BEC9AB
  • RGB190, 201, 171
  • CMYK4, 0, 12, 21
  • CSSrgb(190, 201, 171)
  • HSL82°, 22%, 73%
  • HSL Precise82°, 21.739%, 72.941%
  • HSV82°, 15%, 79%
  • HSB82°, 15%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.788, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.788, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.788, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBEC9AB
  • DECIMAL ID12503467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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