Palettes / Colors / #BBC450

#BBC450 — Muted Yellow

#BBC450 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBC450 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 #594FC4; it also sits naturally between #C4934F and #80C44F. 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 77% · Blue 31%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC450

.text { color: #BBC450; }
.background { background-color: #BBC450; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC450; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 196, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 50%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC450; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 196, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC450; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 196, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC450">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC450">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBC450

Tints of #BBC450

Tones of #BBC450

Color harmonies

Complementary — #594FC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC450: #000000.

How #BBC450 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 #BBC450 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

← #BBC44F  ·  #BBC451 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBC450?

#BBC450 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 196, 80). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC450?

#BBC450 is RGB 187, 196, 80 — HSL 65°, 50%, 54% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 59%, 23%.

What colors go with #BBC450?

Its complement is #594FC4; analogous partners are #C4934F and #80C44F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC450 for text?

Black text on #BBC450 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.