Palettes / Colors / #B3BF4E

#B3BF4E — Muted Yellow

#B3BF4E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#B3BF4E 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 #5A4FBF; it also sits naturally between #BF924F and #7CBF4F. 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 70% · Green 75% · Blue 31%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3BF4E

.text { color: #B3BF4E; }
.background { background-color: #B3BF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3BF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 191, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 47%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3BF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 191, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3BF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 191, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3BF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3BF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3BF4E

Tints of #B3BF4E

Tones of #B3BF4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A4FBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3BF4E: #000000.

How #B3BF4E 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 #B3BF4E 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

← #B3BF4D  ·  #B3BF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3BF4E?

#B3BF4E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 179, 191, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3BF4E?

#B3BF4E is RGB 179, 191, 78 — HSL 66°, 47%, 53% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #B3BF4E?

Its complement is #5A4FBF; analogous partners are #BF924F and #7CBF4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3BF4E for text?

Black text on #B3BF4E has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.