Palettes / Colors / #BECA4E

#BECA4E — Muted Yellow

#BECA4E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BECA4E 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 #5B4ECA; it also sits naturally between #CA994E and #80CA4E. 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 79% · Blue 31%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BECA4E

.text { color: #BECA4E; }
.background { background-color: #BECA4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECA4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 202, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECA4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 202, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECA4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 202, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECA4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECA4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B4ECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BECA4E: #000000.

How #BECA4E 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 #BECA4E 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

← #BECA4D  ·  #BECA4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECA4E?

#BECA4E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 202, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECA4E?

#BECA4E is RGB 190, 202, 78 — HSL 66°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 61%, 21%.

What colors go with #BECA4E?

Its complement is #5B4ECA; analogous partners are #CA994E and #80CA4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECA4E for text?

Black text on #BECA4E has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.