Palettes / Colors / #BEC140

#BEC140 — Muted Yellow

#BEC140 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BEC140 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 #413EC1; it also sits naturally between #C1823E and #7DC13E. 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 76% · Blue 25%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 24%

Previews

CSS code for #BEC140

.text { color: #BEC140; }
.background { background-color: #BEC140; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC140; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 193, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 51%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC140; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 193, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC140; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 193, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC140">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC140">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEC140

Tints of #BEC140

Tones of #BEC140

Color harmonies

Complementary — #413EC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC140: #000000.

How #BEC140 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 #BEC140 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC140?

#BEC140 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 193, 64). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC140?

#BEC140 is RGB 190, 193, 64 — HSL 61°, 51%, 50% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 67%, 24%.

What colors go with #BEC140?

Its complement is #413EC1; analogous partners are #C1823E and #7DC13E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC140 for text?

Black text on #BEC140 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.