Palettes / Colors / #BBA458

#BBA458 — Muted Yellow

#BBA458 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBA458 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 #586FBB; it also sits naturally between #BB7358 and #A1BB58. 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 64% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 53% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBA458

.text { color: #BBA458; }
.background { background-color: #BBA458; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBA458; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 164, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 42%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBA458; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 164, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBA458; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 164, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBA458">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBA458">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #586FBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBA458: #000000.

How #BBA458 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 #BBA458 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 #BBA458?

#BBA458 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 164, 88). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBA458?

#BBA458 is RGB 187, 164, 88 — HSL 46°, 42%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 53%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBA458?

Its complement is #586FBB; analogous partners are #BB7358 and #A1BB58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBA458 for text?

Black text on #BBA458 has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.