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#BEC280 — Muted Yellow

#BEC280 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BEC280 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.

#BEC280 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 #8480C2; it also sits naturally between #C2A580 and #9CC280. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BEC280 · RGB 190, 194, 128

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Color values

HEX#BEC280
RGB190, 194, 128
HSL64°, 35%, 63%
HSV64°, 34%, 76%
CMYK2%, 0%, 34%, 24%
XYZ44.42, 51.09, 27.94
Yxy51.09, 0.3598, 0.4138
CIE-Lab76.73, -11.69, 32.79
Hunter Lab71.48, -10.49, 23.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 76% · Blue 50%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BEC280 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BEC280 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BEC280

.text { color: #BEC280; }
.background { background-color: #BEC280; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC280; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 194, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 35%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC280; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 194, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC280; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 194, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC280">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC280">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEC280

#B3B86B#A8AE56#969B4B#828641#717538#5D602E#494C24#35371B#212211#0D0E07

Tints of #BEC280

#C3C78A#CACD98#CFD2A2#D4D7AC#DBDEBA#E1E3C4#E6E8CF#EBEDD9#F3F3E7#F8F8F1

Tones of #BEC280

#B9BD84#B5B889#B1B48E#ADAF92#A9AA97#A5A59C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8480C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #BEC280: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC280

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BEC280: ·

How #BEC280 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C0C090Deuteranopia · #C0BF94Tritanopia · #BE9D9F

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEC280 rather than the exact color:

Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Radiant Ruby Dusk
#79443B · #B9C37F · #5D9F66 · #387B84
Wild Opal
#8C5A46 · #BDC488 · #78A176 · #8DCBBD
Serene Ruby Dusk
#A66C55 · #C4C985 · #95CC8A · #598172
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Palette 005f02
#005F02 · #427A43 · #C0B87A · #F2E3BB

Similar colors

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

#C2C57F#B9C37F#BDC488#C4C985#C2C375#C0B87A#B5C088#B1C381#B2BD7E#C0C78C#C0B778#B3BA7D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEC27F  ·  #BEC281 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC280?

#BEC280 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 194, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC280?

#BEC280 is RGB 190, 194, 128 — HSL 64°, 35%, 63% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 34%, 24%.

What colors go with #BEC280?

Its complement is #8480C2; analogous partners are #C2A580 and #9CC280. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC280 for text?

Black text on #BEC280 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.