Palettes / Colors / #BBCB63

#BBCB63 — Muted Yellow

#BBCB63 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BBCB63 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 #7262CB; it also sits naturally between #CBA662 and #87CB62. 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 80% · Blue 39%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #BBCB63

.text { color: #BBCB63; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCB63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 50%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCB63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCB63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCB63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCB63">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7262CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCB63: #000000.

How #BBCB63 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 #BBCB63 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCB63?

#BBCB63 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 203, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCB63?

#BBCB63 is RGB 187, 203, 99 — HSL 69°, 50%, 59% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 51%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCB63?

Its complement is #7262CB; analogous partners are #CBA662 and #87CB62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCB63 for text?

Black text on #BBCB63 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.