Close to Olive Green
#BECD8A
#BECD8A is a light, muted green, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BECD8A.
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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1.71:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.29:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.71:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.29:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BECD8A as they’d see it.
#BECD8A 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 #BECD8A
What color is #BECD8A?
#BECD8A is a light, muted green, close to the color Olive Green. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 80.4% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BECD8A in RGB?
#BECD8A is rgb(190, 205, 138): 190 red, 205 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BECD8A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 33, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BECD8A?
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 #BECD8A?
Its complement #CDBDFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.