Palettes / Colors / #BEC448
#BEC448 — Muted Yellow
#BEC448 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 #BEC448 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.
#BEC448 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 #504AC4; it also sits naturally between #C48D4A and #81C44A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC448 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 196, 72 |
| HSL | 63°, 51%, 53% |
| HSV | 63°, 63%, 77% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 63%, 23% |
| XYZ | 42.14, 50.89, 13.73 |
| Yxy | 50.89, 0.3947, 0.4767 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.62, -17.93, 59.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.34, -15.83, 35.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 77% · Blue 28%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 23%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEC448
.text { color: #BEC448; }
.background { background-color: #BEC448; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC448; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 196, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 51%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC448; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 196, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC448; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 196, 72, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC448">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC448">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #504AC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC448: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC448
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 #BEC448: ·
How #BEC448 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 #BEC448 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 #BEC448?
#BEC448 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 196, 72). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC448?
#BEC448 is RGB 190, 196, 72 — HSL 63°, 51%, 53% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 63%, 23%.
What colors go with #BEC448?
Its complement is #504AC4; analogous partners are #C48D4A and #81C44A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC448 for text?
Black text on #BEC448 has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.