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#BEBC2D — Yellow

#BEBC2D is a yellow color we call 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 #BEBC2D 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.

#BEBC2D 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 #2D2FBE; it also sits naturally between #BE732D and #78BE2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBC2D · RGB 190, 188, 45

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Color values

HEX#BEBC2D
RGB190, 188, 45
HSL59°, 62%, 46%
HSV59°, 76%, 75%
CMYK0%, 1%, 76%, 25%
XYZ39.69, 47.10, 9.48
Yxy47.10, 0.4123, 0.4892
CIE-Lab74.26, -15.30, 66.96
Hunter Lab68.63, -13.42, 37.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 76% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BEBC2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEBC2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEBC2D

.text { color: #BEBC2D; }
.background { background-color: #BEBC2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBC2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 188, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 62%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBC2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 188, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBC2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 188, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBC2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBC2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBC2D

#AEAB29#9D9B25#888720#78761C#676618#575614#464510#32310C#212108#111004

Tints of #BEBC2D

#D0CD35#D4D249#D9D75E#DEDC73#E3E187#E8E69C#EDECB1#F1F1C5#F6F6DA#FBFBEE

Tones of #BEBC2D

#B3B137#A9A742#9E9D4C#959456#8A8A60#80806B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D2FBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.02:1 Fails
Against black text10.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBC2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBC2D

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BEBC2D: ·

How #BEBC2D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BDBD50Deuteranopia · #BDBD58Tritanopia · #BE6B71

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEBC2D rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Crimson Ruby Summit
#F1F2C9 · #DEE27E · #BBC12E · #494C10
Amber Ruby Summit
#DDAB74 · #C1C230 · #76C229 · #6DDC6B
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251
Dusty Ruby Mosaic
#B64436 · #DE9E53 · #C5C135 · #709F2B

Similar colors

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

#C2B82C#BBC12E#C1C230#BDBE36#C2C52E#C5C135#C5BE23#CABC33#B1BE32#BEC927#B3BF24#C5B225

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBC2C  ·  #BEBC2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBC2D?

#BEBC2D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 188, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBC2D?

#BEBC2D is RGB 190, 188, 45 — HSL 59°, 62%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 76%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBC2D?

Its complement is #2D2FBE; analogous partners are #BE732D and #78BE2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBC2D for text?

Black text on #BEBC2D has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.