Palettes / Colors / #BED115
#BED115 — Vivid Yellow
#BED115 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #BED115 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.
#BED115 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 #2715D1; it also sits naturally between #D18615 and #60D115. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED115 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 209, 21 |
| HSL | 66°, 82%, 45% |
| HSV | 66°, 90%, 82% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 90%, 18% |
| XYZ | 44.17, 56.60, 9.31 |
| Yxy | 56.60, 0.4013, 0.5142 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.96, -26.31, 77.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.23, -23.21, 42.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 82% · Blue 8%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 90% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED115
.text { color: #BED115; }
.background { background-color: #BED115; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED115; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 209, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 82%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED115; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 209, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED115; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 209, 21, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED115">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED115">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2715D1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED115: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED115
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 #BED115: ·
How #BED115 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 #BED115 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 #BED115?
#BED115 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 190, 209, 21). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED115?
#BED115 is RGB 190, 209, 21 — HSL 66°, 82%, 45% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 90%, 18%.
What colors go with #BED115?
Its complement is #2715D1; analogous partners are #D18615 and #60D115. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED115 for text?
Black text on #BED115 has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.