Palettes / Colors / #BBBB51

#BBBB51 — Muted Yellow

#BBBB51 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBBB51 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 #5252BC; it also sits naturally between #BC8752 and #87BC52. 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 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBB51

.text { color: #BBBB51; }
.background { background-color: #BBBB51; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBB51; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBB51; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBB51; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBB51">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBB51">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5252BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBB51: #000000.

How #BBBB51 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 #BBBB51 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

← #BBBB50  ·  #BBBB52 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBB51?

#BBBB51 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 187, 81). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBB51?

#BBBB51 is RGB 187, 187, 81 — HSL 60°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 57%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBB51?

Its complement is #5252BC; analogous partners are #BC8752 and #87BC52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBB51 for text?

Black text on #BBBB51 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.