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#BEC5CC closest to Yorkshire Cloud

#BEC5CC is a light gray; the closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(190, 197, 204)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 12% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BEC5CC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.05:1.

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Variations of #BEC5CC

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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#BEC5CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BEC5CCCCC5BE
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Split complementary

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

BEC5CCCCBEBECCCCBE
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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.

BEC5CCCCBEC5C5CCBE
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Tetradic

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

BEC5CCC5BECCCCC5BEC5CCBE
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BEC5CCCCBECCCCC5BEBECCBE
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#BEC5CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEC5CC 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 #C1C3CC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C5CC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C5CC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C3CC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C4CC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBC7C7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDC6CA
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C4C6

#BEC5CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#BEC5CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.05:1 Super#BEC5CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEC5CC in CSS

/* Yorkshire Cloud */
.color { color: #BEC5CC; }
.background { background-color: #BEC5CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEC5CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 197 204);
color: hsl(210 12% 77%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.013 248.0);

#BEC5CC FAQ

What color is #BEC5CC?

#BEC5CC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BEC5CC?

#BEC5CC is rgb(190, 197, 204) in RGB, hsl(210, 12%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5CC?

The complementary color of #BEC5CC is #CCC5BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEC5CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEC5CC: 12.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEC5CC a warm or cool color?

#BEC5CC is a neutral color.