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#BEBC41

#BEBC41 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 49% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEBC41 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BEBC41
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BEBC41?

#BEBC41 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 73.7% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 49% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BEBC41 in RGB?

#BEBC41 is rgb(190, 188, 65): 190 red, 188 green, and 65 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BEBC41 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 66, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BEBC41?

PANTONE 7494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BEBC41?

Its complement #BBACFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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