Close to Olive Green
#BEC581
#BEC581 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BEC581.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.49:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.83:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.49:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEC581 as they’d see it.
#BEC581 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BEC581
What color is #BEC581?
#BEC581 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BEC581 in RGB?
#BEC581 is rgb(190, 197, 129): 190 red, 197 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BEC581 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 0, 35, 23). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BEC581?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BEC581?
Its complement #C1B8FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.