Palettes / Colors / #BBBE93

#BBBE93 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBBE93 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBBE93 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 #9693BE; it also sits naturally between #BEAB93 and #A5BE93. 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 75% · Blue 58%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBE93

.text { color: #BBBE93; }
.background { background-color: #BBBE93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBE93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 25%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBE93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBE93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBE93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBE93">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9693BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBE93: #000000.

How #BBBE93 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 #BBBE93 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBE93?

#BBBE93 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 190, 147). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBE93?

#BBBE93 is RGB 187, 190, 147 — HSL 64°, 25%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 23%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBE93?

Its complement is #9693BE; analogous partners are #BEAB93 and #A5BE93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBE93 for text?

Black text on #BBBE93 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.