Palettes / Colors / #BEC581
#BEC581 — Muted Yellow
#BEC581 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 #BEC581 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.
#BEC581 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 #8881C5; it also sits naturally between #C5AA81 and #9CC581. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC581 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 197, 129 |
| HSL | 66°, 37%, 64% |
| HSV | 66°, 35%, 77% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 35%, 23% |
| XYZ | 45.16, 52.46, 28.52 |
| Yxy | 52.46, 0.3580, 0.4159 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.56, -13.10, 33.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.43, -11.77, 24.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 77% · Blue 51%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 23%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEC581
.text { color: #BEC581; }
.background { background-color: #BEC581; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC581; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 197, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 37%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC581; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 197, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC581; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 197, 129, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC581">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC581">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEC581
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8881C5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC581: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC581
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 #BEC581: ·
How #BEC581 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 #BEC581 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 #BEC581?
#BEC581 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 197, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC581?
#BEC581 is RGB 190, 197, 129 — HSL 66°, 37%, 64% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 35%, 23%.
What colors go with #BEC581?
Its complement is #8881C5; analogous partners are #C5AA81 and #9CC581. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC581 for text?
Black text on #BEC581 has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.