Palettes / Colors / #BEBC46

#BEBC46 — Muted Yellow

#BEBC46 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BEBC46 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 #4648BE; it also sits naturally between #BE8046 and #84BE46. 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 74% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 63% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBC46

.text { color: #BEBC46; }
.background { background-color: #BEBC46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBC46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 188, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 48%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBC46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 188, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBC46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 188, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBC46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBC46">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4648BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBC46: #000000.

How #BEBC46 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 #BEBC46 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBC46?

#BEBC46 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 188, 70). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBC46?

#BEBC46 is RGB 190, 188, 70 — HSL 59°, 48%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 63%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBC46?

Its complement is #4648BE; analogous partners are #BE8046 and #84BE46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBC46 for text?

Black text on #BEBC46 has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.