Palettes / Colors / #BEAD60
#BEAD60 — Muted Yellow
#BEAD60 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BEAD60 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BEAD60 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #6071BE; it also sits naturally between #BE7E60 and #A0BE60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEAD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 173, 96 |
| HSL | 49°, 42%, 56% |
| HSV | 49°, 49%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 49%, 25% |
| XYZ | 38.29, 41.68, 17.09 |
| Yxy | 41.68, 0.3945, 0.4294 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.65, -4.21, 41.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.56, -3.72, 26.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 68% · Blue 38%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 49% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEAD60
.text { color: #BEAD60; }
.background { background-color: #BEAD60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEAD60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 173, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 42%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEAD60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 173, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEAD60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 173, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEAD60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEAD60">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6071BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEAD60: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEAD60
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEAD60: ·
How #BEAD60 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEAD60 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEAD60?
#BEAD60 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 173, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEAD60?
#BEAD60 is RGB 190, 173, 96 — HSL 49°, 42%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 49%, 25%.
What colors go with #BEAD60?
Its complement is #6071BE; analogous partners are #BE7E60 and #A0BE60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEAD60 for text?
Black text on #BEAD60 has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.