Palettes / Colors / #BEC299

#BEC299 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BEC299 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BEC299 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 #9D99C2; it also sits naturally between #C2B199 and #A9C299. 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 60%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEC299

.text { color: #BEC299; }
.background { background-color: #BEC299; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC299; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 194, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 25%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC299; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 194, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC299; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 194, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC299">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC299">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D99C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC299: #000000.

How #BEC299 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 #BEC299 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

← #BEC298  ·  #BEC29A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC299?

#BEC299 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 194, 153). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC299?

#BEC299 is RGB 190, 194, 153 — HSL 66°, 25%, 68% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 24%.

What colors go with #BEC299?

Its complement is #9D99C2; analogous partners are #C2B199 and #A9C299. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC299 for text?

Black text on #BEC299 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.