HEX atlas value

#BEC0A5

#BEC0A5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pumice. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 192, 165, HSL 64, 18%, 70%, has luminance 0.5136, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#BEC0A5 Sample readable text

HEX #BEC0A5

RGB rgb(190, 192, 165)

HSL hsl(64 18% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 14, 25)

Luminance 0.5136

Contrast Black 11.27:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-bec0a5: #BEC0A5;
.background-bec0a5 { background-color: #BEC0A5; }
.text-bec0a5 { color: #BEC0A5; }

Luminance0.5136

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BEC0A5","rgb":[190,192,165],"hsl":[64,18,70],"cmyk":[1,0,14,25],"luminance":0.5136,"contrast":{"black":11.27,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5E6DB","hex":"#E5E6DB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.67,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDD194","hex":"#CDD194","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.14,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1C0A5","hex":"#B1C0A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.95,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Pumice adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bec0a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A7A5C0","analogous":["#C0B4A5","#B1C0A5"],"triadic":["#A5BEC0","#C0A5BE"],"tetradic":["#A5C0B4","#A7A5C0","#C0A5B1"],"splitComplementary":["#A5B1C0","#B4A5C0"],"monochromatic":["#E5E6DB","#BEC0A5","#989B6F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5E6DB","dark":"#989B6F","saturated":"#CDD194","desaturated":"#B3B3B3","pastel":"#F3F3F2","neon":"#F8FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":23.259406699226016},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.1039415863879},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":26.43860813280457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BEC0A5

#BEC0A5 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #BEC0A5 is visually closest to Pumice, a named green color with HEX #BAC0B4.

The RGB channels are 190, 192, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 18% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5136, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BEC0A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5E6DB#000000 text · best 16.67:1#E5E6DB

#CDD194#000000 text · best 13.14:1#CDD194

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Pumice#000000 text · best 11.29:1#BAC0B4

#B1C0A5#000000 text · best 10.95:1#B1C0A5

Generated Palette

#BEC0A5#BEC0A5

#A7A5C0#A7A5C0

#C0B4A5#C0B4A5

#B1C0A5#B1C0A5

#E5E6DB#E5E6DB

#989B6F#989B6F

Color Harmonies

#A7A5C0#A7A5C0

#C0B4A5#C0B4A5

#B1C0A5#B1C0A5

#A5BEC0#A5BEC0

#C0A5BE#C0A5BE

Variants

#E5E6DB#E5E6DB

#989B6F#989B6F

#CDD194#CDD194

#B3B3B3#B3B3B3

#F3F3F2#F3F3F2

#F8FF8F#F8FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mushroom#B7A99A

#BEC0A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BEC0A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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