#bec5af Color Information

#bec5af Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bec5af. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 77.3% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.2% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 79.1°, with saturation of 15.9% and lightness of 72.9%. The decimal value for #bec5af is 12502447, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bec5af is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bec5af Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 197, 175 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 77.3%, 68.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.227, 0.314 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.036, 0, 0.112, 0.227 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color79.1°, 15.9%, 72.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color79.1°, 11.2%, 77.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.939, 53.975, 48.396 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color175, 197, 182 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12502447 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.447, -6.347, 10.207 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.447, 12.019, 121.872 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.447, -2.870, 15.932 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.468, -9.663, 12.370 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.323, 0.357, 53.975 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290692527 / 0xffbec5af Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bec5af

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bec5af, its pure hue is 79.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.9%, and its lightness is 72.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bec5af, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181916 to #a6ac99.

Tints of #bec5af

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bec5af, its pure hue is 79.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.9%, and its lightness is 72.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bec5af, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c6ccb9 to #f7f8f5.

Tones of #bec5af

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bec5af, its pure hue is 79.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bec5af, which range from #bababa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d3ff75 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bec5af

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bec5af! For #bec5af, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bec5af. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bec5af

This color, #bec5af, consists of 74.5% Red, 77.3% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 197, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bec5af is 3.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.2% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C3.6%
G77.3%
M0.0%
B68.6%
Y11.2%
K22.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 197 175
Octal 276 305 257
Hexa #be #c5 #af
Binary 10111110 11000101 10101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 0 11 22
Octal 3 0 13 26
Hexa #03 #00 #0b #16
Binary 00000011 00000000 00001011 00010110

Analogous Colors of #bec5af

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bec5af — which has hue 79.1° — its analogous colors are located at 49.1° and 109.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec5af.

Triadic Colors of #bec5af

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bec5af — which has hue 79.1° — its triadic colors are located at 79.1° and 319.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec5af.

Complementary Color of #bec5af

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bec5af — which has hue 79.1° — its complementary color is located at 259.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec5af.

Split Complementary Colors of #bec5af

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bec5af — which has hue 79.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 79.1° and 289.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec5af.

Tetradic Colors of #bec5af

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bec5af — which has hue 79.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 349.1°, 79.1°, 169.1°, and 259.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bec5af.

Monochromatic Colors of #bec5af

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bec5af, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9ba08f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e0e5d4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bec5af

We want to make getting started with #bec5af on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bec5af into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bec5af can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bec5af with other HTML elements.

#bec5af Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bec5af.
<span style="color: #bec5af;">The color of this text is #bec5af.</span>

#bec5af Background Color

The background color for this text is #bec5af.
<div style="background-color: #bec5af; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bec5af.</div>

#bec5af Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bec5af.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bec5af;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bec5af.</span>

#bec5af Border Color

This is a div with border color #bec5af.
<div style="border: #bec5af 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bec5af.</div>

#bec5af Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bec5af on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bec5af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bec5af on a white background.</div></div>

#bec5af Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bec5af on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bec5af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bec5af on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bec5af to White

This is a gradient from #bec5af to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bec5af,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bec5af to white.</div>

Gradient from #bec5af to Black

This is a gradient from #bec5af to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bec5af,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bec5af,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bec5af to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bec5af

In addition to using #bec5af on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bec5af in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bec5af, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 197, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bec5af in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bec5af
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 197, 175)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bec5af; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bec5af; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bec5af; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 197, 175);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bec5af")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:197, blue:175, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:197 blue:175 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 197f, 175f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 197, 175);
 

#bec5af Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bec5af the same way. For those with color blindness, #bec5af might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bec5af looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bec5af is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bec5af looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bec5af will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bec5af is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text