Palettes / Colors / #BBB33E

#BBB33E — Muted Yellow

#BBB33E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBB33E 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 #3E47BB; it also sits naturally between #BB753E and #85BB3E. 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 70% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 67% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #BBB33E

.text { color: #BBB33E; }
.background { background-color: #BBB33E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB33E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 179, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 50%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB33E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 179, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB33E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 179, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB33E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB33E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBB33E

Tints of #BBB33E

Tones of #BBB33E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E47BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB33E: #000000.

How #BBB33E 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 #BBB33E or a close neighbour

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 #BBB33E?

#BBB33E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 179, 62). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB33E?

#BBB33E is RGB 187, 179, 62 — HSL 56°, 50%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 67%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB33E?

Its complement is #3E47BB; analogous partners are #BB753E and #85BB3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB33E for text?

Black text on #BBB33E has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.