Palettes / Colors / #BEBB0F

#BEBB0F — Vivid Yellow

#BEBB0F 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 #BEBB0F 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.

#BEBB0F 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 #0F12BD; it also sits naturally between #BD630F and #69BD0F. 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 73% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 92% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEBB0F

.text { color: #BEBB0F; }
.background { background-color: #BEBB0F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBB0F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 187, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 85%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBB0F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 187, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBB0F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 187, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBB0F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBB0F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBB0F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F12BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBB0F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBB0F

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:

How #BEBB0F 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 #BEBB0F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBB0E  ·  #BEBB10 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBB0F?

#BEBB0F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 187, 15). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBB0F?

#BEBB0F is RGB 190, 187, 15 — HSL 59°, 85%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 92%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBB0F?

Its complement is #0F12BD; analogous partners are #BD630F and #69BD0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBB0F for text?

Black text on #BEBB0F has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.