Palettes / Colors / #BBBB9E

#BBBB9E — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBBB9E 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 #BBBB9E 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.

#BBBB9E 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 #9F9FBC; it also sits naturally between #BCAD9F and #ADBC9F. 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 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBB9E

.text { color: #BBBB9E; }
.background { background-color: #BBBB9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBB9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 187, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBB9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 187, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBB9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 187, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBB9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBB9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F9FBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBB9E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBB9E

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 #BBBB9E 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 #BBBB9E 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

← #BBBB9D  ·  #BBBB9F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBB9E?

#BBBB9E is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 187, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBB9E?

#BBBB9E is RGB 187, 187, 158 — HSL 60°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBBB9E?

Its complement is #9F9FBC; analogous partners are #BCAD9F and #ADBC9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBB9E for text?

Black text on #BBBB9E has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.