Palettes / Colors / #BBBCAA
#BBBCAA — Light Dusty Yellow
#BBBCAA is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BBBCAA 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.
#BBBCAA 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 #AAA9BC; it also sits naturally between #BCB3A9 and #B2BCA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBBCAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 188, 170 |
| HSL | 63°, 12%, 70% |
| HSV | 63°, 10%, 74% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 26% |
| XYZ | 45.73, 49.43, 45.16 |
| Yxy | 49.43, 0.3259, 0.3523 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.72, -3.55, 8.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.31, -3.23, 7.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 74% · Blue 67%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBBCAA
.text { color: #BBBCAA; }
.background { background-color: #BBBCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 188, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 12%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 188, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 188, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBBCAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBCAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAA9BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBBCAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBCAA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBBCAA: ·
How #BBBCAA 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 #BBBCAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBBCAA?
#BBBCAA is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 188, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBCAA?
#BBBCAA is RGB 187, 188, 170 — HSL 63°, 12%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 26%.
What colors go with #BBBCAA?
Its complement is #AAA9BC; analogous partners are #BCB3A9 and #B2BCA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBBCAA for text?
Black text on #BBBCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.