Palettes / Colors / #BEC115
#BEC115 — Vivid Yellow
#BEC115 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #BEC115 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.
#BEC115 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 #1815C1; it also sits naturally between #C16E15 and #68C115. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC115 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 193, 21 |
| HSL | 61°, 80%, 42% |
| HSV | 61°, 89%, 76% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 89%, 24% |
| XYZ | 40.44, 49.14, 8.06 |
| Yxy | 49.14, 0.4142, 0.5033 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.54, -18.50, 73.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.10, -16.21, 39.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 76% · Blue 8%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 89% · Key 24%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEC115
.text { color: #BEC115; }
.background { background-color: #BEC115; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC115; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 193, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 80%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC115; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 193, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC115; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 193, 21, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC115">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC115">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEC115
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1815C1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC115: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC115
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEC115: ·
How #BEC115 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 #BEC115 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEC115?
#BEC115 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 193, 21). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC115?
#BEC115 is RGB 190, 193, 21 — HSL 61°, 80%, 42% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 89%, 24%.
What colors go with #BEC115?
Its complement is #1815C1; analogous partners are #C16E15 and #68C115. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC115 for text?
Black text on #BEC115 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.