Palettes / Colors / #BECD37
#BECD37 — Yellow
#BECD37 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BECD37 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.
#BECD37 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 #4637CD; it also sits naturally between #CD9137 and #73CD37. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECD37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 205, 55 |
| HSL | 66°, 60%, 51% |
| HSV | 66°, 73%, 80% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 73%, 20% |
| XYZ | 43.76, 54.89, 11.90 |
| Yxy | 54.89, 0.3958, 0.4965 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.98, -23.30, 68.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.08, -20.59, 39.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 22%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BECD37
.text { color: #BECD37; }
.background { background-color: #BECD37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECD37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 205, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECD37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 205, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECD37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 205, 55, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECD37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECD37">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4637CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECD37: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECD37
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 #BECD37: ·
How #BECD37 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 #BECD37 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 #BECD37?
#BECD37 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 205, 55). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECD37?
#BECD37 is RGB 190, 205, 55 — HSL 66°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 73%, 20%.
What colors go with #BECD37?
Its complement is #4637CD; analogous partners are #CD9137 and #73CD37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECD37 for text?
Black text on #BECD37 has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.