Palettes / Colors / #BBAB85

#BBAB85 — Dusty Yellow

#BBAB85 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BBAB85 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.

#BBAB85 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 #8696BB; it also sits naturally between #BB9186 and #B1BB86. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 29% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAB85

.text { color: #BBAB85; }
.background { background-color: #BBAB85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAB85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 28%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAB85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAB85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAB85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAB85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8696BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAB85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAB85

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 #BBAB85 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 #BBAB85 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

← #BBAB84  ·  #BBAB86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAB85?

#BBAB85 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 171, 133). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAB85?

#BBAB85 is RGB 187, 171, 133 — HSL 42°, 28%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 29%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAB85?

Its complement is #8696BB; analogous partners are #BB9186 and #B1BB86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAB85 for text?

Black text on #BBAB85 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.