Palettes / Colors / #BEC035

#BEC035 — Yellow

#BEC035 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 #BEC035 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.

#BEC035 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 #3735C0; it also sits naturally between #C07D35 and #78C035. 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 21%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEC035

.text { color: #BEC035; }
.background { background-color: #BEC035; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC035; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 192, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 57%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC035; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 192, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC035; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 192, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC035">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC035">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEC035

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3735C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC035: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC035

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 #BEC035 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 #BEC035 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

← #BEC034  ·  #BEC036 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC035?

#BEC035 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 192, 53). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC035?

#BEC035 is RGB 190, 192, 53 — HSL 61°, 57%, 48% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 72%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEC035?

Its complement is #3735C0; analogous partners are #C07D35 and #78C035. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC035 for text?

Black text on #BEC035 has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.