Palettes / Colors / #BBB89F

#BBB89F — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBB89F is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BBB89F 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.

#BBB89F 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 #A0A2BB; it also sits naturally between #BBABA0 and #B0BBA0. 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 72% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 15% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB89F

.text { color: #BBB89F; }
.background { background-color: #BBB89F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB89F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 184, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 17%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB89F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 184, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB89F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 184, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB89F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB89F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0A2BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB89F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB89F

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 #BBB89F 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 #BBB89F 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

← #BBB89E  ·  #BBB8A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB89F?

#BBB89F is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 184, 159). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB89F?

#BBB89F is RGB 187, 184, 159 — HSL 54°, 17%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB89F?

Its complement is #A0A2BB; analogous partners are #BBABA0 and #B0BBA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB89F for text?

Black text on #BBB89F has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.