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#BEBE2D — Yellow

#BEBE2D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BEBE2D 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.

#BEBE2D 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 #2D2DBE; it also sits naturally between #BE752D and #75BE2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEBE2D · RGB 190, 190, 45

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Color values

HEX#BEBE2D
RGB190, 190, 45
HSL60°, 62%, 46%
HSV60°, 76%, 75%
CMYK0%, 0%, 76%, 25%
XYZ40.12, 47.96, 9.63
Yxy47.96, 0.4106, 0.4909
CIE-Lab74.80, -16.31, 67.46
Hunter Lab69.26, -14.31, 37.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 18%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BEBE2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEBE2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEBE2D

.text { color: #BEBE2D; }
.background { background-color: #BEBE2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBE2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBE2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBE2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBE2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBE2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBE2D

#AEAE29#9D9D25#888820#78781C#676718#575714#464610#32320C#212108#111104

Tints of #BEBE2D

#D0D035#D4D449#D9D95E#DEDE73#E3E387#E8E89C#EDEDB1#F1F1C5#F6F6DA#FBFBEE

Tones of #BEBE2D

#B3B337#A9A942#9E9E4C#959556#8A8A60#80806B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D2DBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEBE2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBE2D

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 #BEBE2D: ·

How #BEBE2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BEBE50Deuteranopia · #BEBE59Tritanopia · #BE6C72

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 #BEBE2D rather than the exact color:

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

#BBC12E#C1C230#C2B82C#C2C52E#BDBE36#C5C135#C5BE23#BEC927#BBCB2E#CABC33#B1BE32#B3BF24

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBE2C  ·  #BEBE2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBE2D?

#BEBE2D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 190, 45). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBE2D?

#BEBE2D is RGB 190, 190, 45 — HSL 60°, 62%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 76%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBE2D?

Its complement is #2D2DBE; analogous partners are #BE752D and #75BE2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBE2D for text?

Black text on #BEBE2D has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.