Palettes / Colors / #BBC385

#BBC385 — Muted Yellow

#BBC385 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #BBC385 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.

#BBC385 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 #8C84C2; it also sits naturally between #C2AC84 and #9BC284. 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 52%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC385

.text { color: #BBC385; }
.background { background-color: #BBC385; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC385; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 195, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 34%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC385; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 195, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC385; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 195, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC385">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC385">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C84C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC385: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC385

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 #BBC385 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 #BBC385 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

← #BBC384  ·  #BBC386 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBC385?

#BBC385 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 195, 133). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC385?

#BBC385 is RGB 187, 195, 133 — HSL 68°, 34%, 64% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 32%, 24%.

What colors go with #BBC385?

Its complement is #8C84C2; analogous partners are #C2AC84 and #9BC284. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC385 for text?

Black text on #BBC385 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.