Palettes / Colors / #BECC01

#BECC01 — Vivid Yellow

#BECC01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #BECC01 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.

#BECC01 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0E01CB; it also sits naturally between #CB7301 and #59CB01. 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 80% · Blue 0%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BECC01

.text { color: #BECC01; }
.background { background-color: #BECC01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECC01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 204, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECC01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 204, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECC01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 204, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECC01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECC01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BECC01

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E01CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BECC01: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECC01

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:

How #BECC01 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 #BECC01 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

← #BECC00  ·  #BECC02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECC01?

#BECC01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 204, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECC01?

#BECC01 is RGB 190, 204, 1 — HSL 64°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #BECC01?

Its complement is #0E01CB; analogous partners are #CB7301 and #59CB01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECC01 for text?

Black text on #BECC01 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.