Palettes / Colors / #BEBE7D

#BEBE7D — Muted Yellow

#BEBE7D is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BEBE7D 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 #7E7EBE; it also sits naturally between #BE9E7E and #9EBE7E. 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 75% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBE7D

.text { color: #BEBE7D; }
.background { background-color: #BEBE7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBE7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 33%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBE7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBE7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBE7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBE7D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E7EBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBE7D: #000000.

How #BEBE7D 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 #BEBE7D 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

← #BEBE7C  ·  #BEBE7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBE7D?

#BEBE7D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 190, 125). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBE7D?

#BEBE7D is RGB 190, 190, 125 — HSL 60°, 33%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBE7D?

Its complement is #7E7EBE; analogous partners are #BE9E7E and #9EBE7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBE7D for text?

Black text on #BEBE7D has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.