Palettes / Colors / #BBC581

#BBC581 — Muted Yellow

#BBC581 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BBC581 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.

#BBC581 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 #8B81C5; it also sits naturally between #C5AD81 and #99C581. 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 51%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC581

.text { color: #BBC581; }
.background { background-color: #BBC581; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC581; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 197, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 37%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC581; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 197, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC581; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 197, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC581">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC581">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B81C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC581: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC581

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 #BBC581 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 #BBC581 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

← #BBC580  ·  #BBC582 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBC581?

#BBC581 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 197, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC581?

#BBC581 is RGB 187, 197, 129 — HSL 69°, 37%, 64% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 35%, 23%.

What colors go with #BBC581?

Its complement is #8B81C5; analogous partners are #C5AD81 and #99C581. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC581 for text?

Black text on #BBC581 has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.