Palettes / Colors / #BEBF33

#BEBF33 — Yellow

#BEBF33 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 #BEBF33 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.

#BEBF33 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 #3232BD; it also sits naturally between #BD7832 and #78BD32. 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 20%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBF33

.text { color: #BEBF33; }
.background { background-color: #BEBF33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBF33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 191, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBF33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 191, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBF33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 191, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBF33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBF33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBF33

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3232BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBF33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBF33

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 #BEBF33 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 #BEBF33 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

← #BEBF32  ·  #BEBF34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBF33?

#BEBF33 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 191, 51). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBF33?

#BEBF33 is RGB 190, 191, 51 — HSL 60°, 58%, 47% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 73%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBF33?

Its complement is #3232BD; analogous partners are #BD7832 and #78BD32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBF33 for text?

Black text on #BEBF33 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.