Palettes / Colors / #BEBB09
#BEBB09 — Vivid Yellow
#BEBB09 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #BEBB09 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.
#BEBB09 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #090CBE; it also sits naturally between #BE6009 and #66BE09. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEBB09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 187, 9 |
| HSL | 59°, 91%, 39% |
| HSV | 59°, 95%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 95%, 25% |
| XYZ | 39.05, 46.51, 7.18 |
| Yxy | 46.51, 0.4211, 0.5015 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.87, -15.67, 74.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.20, -13.69, 39.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 95% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEBB09
.text { color: #BEBB09; }
.background { background-color: #BEBB09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBB09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 187, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 91%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBB09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 187, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBB09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 187, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEBB09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBB09">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEBB09
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Tones of #BEBB09
Color harmonies
Complementary — #090CBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEBB09: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBB09
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 #BEBB09: ·
How #BEBB09 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 #BEBB09 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 #BEBB09?
#BEBB09 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 187, 9). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBB09?
#BEBB09 is RGB 190, 187, 9 — HSL 59°, 91%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 95%, 25%.
What colors go with #BEBB09?
Its complement is #090CBE; analogous partners are #BE6009 and #66BE09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEBB09 for text?
Black text on #BEBB09 has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.