Palettes / Colors / #BBC28E

#BBC28E — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBC28E is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BBC28E 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.

#BBC28E 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 #958EC2; it also sits naturally between #C2AF8E and #A1C28E. 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 76% · Blue 56%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC28E

.text { color: #BBC28E; }
.background { background-color: #BBC28E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC28E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 194, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 30%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC28E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 194, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC28E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 194, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC28E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC28E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #958EC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC28E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC28E

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 #BBC28E 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 #BBC28E 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

← #BBC28D  ·  #BBC28F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBC28E?

#BBC28E is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 194, 142). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC28E?

#BBC28E is RGB 187, 194, 142 — HSL 68°, 30%, 66% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 27%, 24%.

What colors go with #BBC28E?

Its complement is #958EC2; analogous partners are #C2AF8E and #A1C28E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC28E for text?

Black text on #BBC28E has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.