Palettes / Colors / #BBAC63

#BBAC63 — Muted Yellow

#BBAC63 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 #BBAC63 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.

#BBAC63 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 #6372BB; it also sits naturally between #BB8063 and #9DBB63. 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 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 47% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAC63

.text { color: #BBAC63; }
.background { background-color: #BBAC63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAC63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 172, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 39%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAC63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 172, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAC63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 172, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAC63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAC63">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6372BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAC63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAC63

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 #BBAC63 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 #BBAC63 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 #BBAC63?

#BBAC63 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 172, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAC63?

#BBAC63 is RGB 187, 172, 99 — HSL 50°, 39%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 47%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAC63?

Its complement is #6372BB; analogous partners are #BB8063 and #9DBB63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAC63 for text?

Black text on #BBAC63 has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.