Palettes / Colors / #B4B366

#B4B366 — Muted Yellow

#B4B366 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#B4B366 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 #6567B3; it also sits naturally between #B38B65 and #8EB365. 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 71% · Green 70% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 43% · Key 29%

Previews

CSS code for #B4B366

.text { color: #B4B366; }
.background { background-color: #B4B366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4B366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 179, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 34%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4B366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 179, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4B366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 179, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4B366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4B366">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B4B366

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6567B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4B366: #000000.

How #B4B366 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 #B4B366 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B4B365  ·  #B4B367 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4B366?

#B4B366 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 180, 179, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4B366?

#B4B366 is RGB 180, 179, 102 — HSL 59°, 34%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 43%, 29%.

What colors go with #B4B366?

Its complement is #6567B3; analogous partners are #B38B65 and #8EB365. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4B366 for text?

Black text on #B4B366 has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.