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#BEC151

#bec151 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bec151 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 75.69% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.03% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 61.61°, with 47.46% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.4968

Complementary

  1. #bec151
  2. #5451c1

Split complementary

  1. #bec151
  2. #5186c1
  3. #8c51c1

Analogous

  1. #c18c51
  2. #bec151
  3. #86c151

Triadic

  1. #bec151
  2. #51bec1
  3. #c151be

Tetradic

  1. #bec151
  2. #51c154
  3. #5451c1
  4. #c151be

Square

  1. #bec151
  2. #51c18c
  3. #5451c1
  4. #c15186

Monochromatic

  1. #585920
  2. #8f9234
  3. #bec151
  4. #d3d589
  5. #e8e9c2

Shades

#bec151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec151
  2. #abae49
  3. #989a41
  4. #858739
  5. #727431
  6. #5f6129
  7. #4c4d20
  8. #393a18
  9. #262710
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec151
  2. #c5c762
  3. #cbcd74
  4. #d2d485
  5. #d8da97
  6. #dfe0a8
  7. #e5e6b9
  8. #ececcb
  9. #f2f3dc
  10. #f9f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec151
  2. #b8bb56
  3. #b2b45a
  4. #abae5f
  5. #a5a764
  6. #9fa169
  7. #999a6d
  8. #939472
  9. #8c8d77
  10. #86877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb945 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bc4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9be55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec151 {
  color: #bec151;
}
Background
.bg-bec151 {
  background-color: #bec151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec151 {
  border: 2px solid #bec151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 193 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 47% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec151, #86c151);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 193 81 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.50 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.29 #413eae Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bec151  rgb(190, 193, 81)  hsl(62, 47%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5451c1  rgb(84, 81, 193)  hsl(242, 47%, 54%)  Iris
#51bec1  rgb(81, 190, 193)  hsl(182, 47%, 54%)  Verdigris
#c151be  rgb(193, 81, 190)  hsl(302, 47%, 54%)  Medium Orchid