Palettes / Colors / #BABA81

#BABA81 — Dusty Yellow

#BABA81 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BABA81 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 #8282BA; it also sits naturally between #BA9E82 and #9EBA82. 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 73% · Green 73% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BABA81

.text { color: #BABA81; }
.background { background-color: #BABA81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BABA81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 186, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 29%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BABA81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 186, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BABA81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 186, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BABA81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BABA81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8282BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BABA81: #000000.

How #BABA81 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 #BABA81 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BABA81?

#BABA81 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 186, 186, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BABA81?

#BABA81 is RGB 186, 186, 129 — HSL 60°, 29%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 27%.

What colors go with #BABA81?

Its complement is #8282BA; analogous partners are #BA9E82 and #9EBA82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BABA81 for text?

Black text on #BABA81 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.