Palettes / Colors / #BBB53E

#BBB53E — Muted Yellow

#BBB53E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BBB53E 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.

#BBB53E 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 #3E45BB; it also sits naturally between #BB773E and #83BB3E. 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 71% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 67% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB53E

.text { color: #BBB53E; }
.background { background-color: #BBB53E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB53E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 181, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 50%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB53E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 181, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB53E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 181, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB53E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB53E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E45BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB53E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB53E

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 #BBB53E 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 #BBB53E 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

← #BBB53D  ·  #BBB53F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB53E?

#BBB53E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 181, 62). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB53E?

#BBB53E is RGB 187, 181, 62 — HSL 57°, 50%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 67%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB53E?

Its complement is #3E45BB; analogous partners are #BB773E and #83BB3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB53E for text?

Black text on #BBB53E has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.