Palettes / Colors / #B8A67C

#B8A67C — Dusty Yellow

#B8A67C 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 #B8A67C 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.

#B8A67C 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 #7A8DB8; it also sits naturally between #B8877A and #ABB87A. 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 72% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 33% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8A67C

.text { color: #B8A67C; }
.background { background-color: #B8A67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8A67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 166, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 30%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8A67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 166, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8A67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 166, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8A67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8A67C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A8DB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8A67C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8A67C

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 #B8A67C 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 #B8A67C 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

← #B8A67B  ·  #B8A67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8A67C?

#B8A67C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 184, 166, 124). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8A67C?

#B8A67C is RGB 184, 166, 124 — HSL 42°, 30%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 33%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8A67C?

Its complement is #7A8DB8; analogous partners are #B8877A and #ABB87A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8A67C for text?

Black text on #B8A67C has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.