Palettes / Colors / #BEB174

#BEB174 — Muted Yellow

#BEB174 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BEB174 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 #7482BE; it also sits naturally between #BE8C74 and #A6BE74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 69% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 39% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BEB174

.text { color: #BEB174; }
.background { background-color: #BEB174; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEB174; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 177, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 36%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEB174; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 177, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEB174; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 177, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEB174">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEB174">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7482BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEB174: #000000.

How #BEB174 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 #BEB174 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEB174?

#BEB174 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 177, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEB174?

#BEB174 is RGB 190, 177, 116 — HSL 49°, 36%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 39%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEB174?

Its complement is #7482BE; analogous partners are #BE8C74 and #A6BE74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEB174 for text?

Black text on #BEB174 has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.