Palettes / Colors / #B6B080

#B6B080 — Dusty Yellow

#B6B080 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #B6B080 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.

#B6B080 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 #8187B6; it also sits naturally between #B69581 and #A2B681. 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 69% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 30% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B6B080

.text { color: #B6B080; }
.background { background-color: #B6B080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B6B080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 176, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 27%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B6B080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 176, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B6B080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 176, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B6B080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B6B080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8187B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B6B080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B6B080

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:

How #B6B080 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 #B6B080 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

← #B6B07F  ·  #B6B081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B6B080?

#B6B080 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 182, 176, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B6B080?

#B6B080 is RGB 182, 176, 128 — HSL 53°, 27%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 30%, 29%.

What colors go with #B6B080?

Its complement is #8187B6; analogous partners are #B69581 and #A2B681. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B6B080 for text?

Black text on #B6B080 has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.