Palettes / Colors / #BBBF9F

#BBBF9F — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBBF9F 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 #BBBF9F 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.

#BBBF9F 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 #A4A0C0; it also sits naturally between #C0B4A0 and #ACC0A0. 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 62%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBF9F

.text { color: #BBBF9F; }
.background { background-color: #BBBF9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBF9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 191, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 20%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBF9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 191, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBF9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 191, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBF9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBF9F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A0C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBF9F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBF9F

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 #BBBF9F 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 #BBBF9F 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

← #BBBF9E  ·  #BBBFA0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBF9F?

#BBBF9F is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 191, 159). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBF9F?

#BBBF9F is RGB 187, 191, 159 — HSL 68°, 20%, 69% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBF9F?

Its complement is #A4A0C0; analogous partners are #C0B4A0 and #ACC0A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBF9F for text?

Black text on #BBBF9F has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.