Palettes / Colors / #BBBB97

#BBBB97 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBBB97 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BBBB97 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.

#BBBB97 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 #9696BB; it also sits naturally between #BBA896 and #A8BB96. 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 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBB97

.text { color: #BBBB97; }
.background { background-color: #BBBB97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBB97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 21%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBB97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBB97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBB97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBB97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9696BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBB97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBB97

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 #BBBB97 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 #BBBB97 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

← #BBBB96  ·  #BBBB98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBB97?

#BBBB97 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 187, 151). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBB97?

#BBBB97 is RGB 187, 187, 151 — HSL 60°, 21%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 19%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBB97?

Its complement is #9696BB; analogous partners are #BBA896 and #A8BB96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBB97 for text?

Black text on #BBBB97 has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.