Palettes / Colors / #BBBB38

#BBBB38 — Muted Yellow

#BBBB38 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 #BBBB38 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.

#BBBB38 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 #3838BC; it also sits naturally between #BC7A38 and #7ABC38. 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 73% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBB38

.text { color: #BBBB38; }
.background { background-color: #BBBB38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBB38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 54%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBB38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBB38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBB38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBB38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3838BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBB38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBB38

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 #BBBB38 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 #BBBB38 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

← #BBBB37  ·  #BBBB39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBB38?

#BBBB38 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 187, 56). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBB38?

#BBBB38 is RGB 187, 187, 56 — HSL 60°, 54%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 70%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBB38?

Its complement is #3838BC; analogous partners are #BC7A38 and #7ABC38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBB38 for text?

Black text on #BBBB38 has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.