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#BEBCAE Pelican

#BEBCAE is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(190, 188, 174)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 11% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. #BEBCAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.99:1.

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Variations of #BEBCAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BEBCAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BEBCAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEBCAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0BCAE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBAD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBAE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BCAE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBCAE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1BAB8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBBB3
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCB8

#BEBCAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BEBCAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.99:1 Very good#BEBCAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEBCAE in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BEBCAE; }
.background { background-color: #BEBCAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEBCAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 188 174);
color: hsl(53 11% 71%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.019 100.2);

#BEBCAE FAQ

What color is #BEBCAE?

#BEBCAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BEBCAE?

#BEBCAE is rgb(190, 188, 174) in RGB, hsl(53, 11%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEBCAE?

The complementary color of #BEBCAE is #AEB0BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEBCAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEBCAE: 10.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEBCAE a warm or cool color?

#BEBCAE is a neutral color.