Palettes / Colors / #B8A87F

#B8A87F — Dusty Yellow

#B8A87F 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 #B8A87F 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.

#B8A87F 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 #7F8FB8; it also sits naturally between #B88B7F and #ACB87F. 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 66% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 31% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8A87F

.text { color: #B8A87F; }
.background { background-color: #B8A87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8A87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 168, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 29%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8A87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 168, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8A87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 168, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8A87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8A87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F8FB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8A87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8A87F

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 #B8A87F 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 #B8A87F 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

← #B8A87E  ·  #B8A880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8A87F?

#B8A87F is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 184, 168, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8A87F?

#B8A87F is RGB 184, 168, 127 — HSL 43°, 29%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 31%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8A87F?

Its complement is #7F8FB8; analogous partners are #B88B7F and #ACB87F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8A87F for text?

Black text on #B8A87F has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.