Palettes / Colors / #BEBB64

#BEBB64 — Muted Yellow

#BEBB64 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 #BEBB64 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.

#BEBB64 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 #6467BE; it also sits naturally between #BE8E64 and #94BE64. 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 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 47% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBB64

.text { color: #BEBB64; }
.background { background-color: #BEBB64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBB64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 187, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 41%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBB64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 187, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBB64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 187, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBB64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBB64">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6467BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBB64: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBB64

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 #BEBB64 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 #BEBB64 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

← #BEBB63  ·  #BEBB65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBB64?

#BEBB64 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 187, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBB64?

#BEBB64 is RGB 190, 187, 100 — HSL 58°, 41%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 47%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBB64?

Its complement is #6467BE; analogous partners are #BE8E64 and #94BE64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBB64 for text?

Black text on #BEBB64 has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.