Palettes / Colors / #BBBD4C

#BBBD4C — Muted Yellow

#BBBD4C is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBBD4C 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 #4E4CBD; it also sits naturally between #BD864C and #83BD4C. 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 74% · Blue 30%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BBBD4C

.text { color: #BBBD4C; }
.background { background-color: #BBBD4C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBD4C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 189, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 46%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBD4C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 189, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBD4C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 189, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBD4C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBD4C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBD4C

Tints of #BBBD4C

Tones of #BBBD4C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E4CBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBD4C: #000000.

How #BBBD4C 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 #BBBD4C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBBD4B  ·  #BBBD4D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBD4C?

#BBBD4C is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 189, 76). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBD4C?

#BBBD4C is RGB 187, 189, 76 — HSL 61°, 46%, 52% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 60%, 26%.

What colors go with #BBBD4C?

Its complement is #4E4CBD; analogous partners are #BD864C and #83BD4C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBD4C for text?

Black text on #BBBD4C has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.