Palettes / Colors / #BBAB73

#BBAB73 — Muted Yellow

#BBAB73 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #BBAB73 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.

#BBAB73 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 #7282BB; it also sits naturally between #BB8772 and #A6BB72. 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 67% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 39% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAB73

.text { color: #BBAB73; }
.background { background-color: #BBAB73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAB73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAB73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAB73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAB73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAB73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7282BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAB73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAB73

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 #BBAB73 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 #BBAB73 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

← #BBAB72  ·  #BBAB74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAB73?

#BBAB73 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 171, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAB73?

#BBAB73 is RGB 187, 171, 115 — HSL 47°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 39%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAB73?

Its complement is #7282BB; analogous partners are #BB8772 and #A6BB72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAB73 for text?

Black text on #BBAB73 has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.