Palettes / Colors / #BCA64B

#BCA64B — Muted Yellow

#BCA64B 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 #BCA64B 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.

#BCA64B 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 #4C63BD; it also sits naturally between #BD6E4C and #9BBD4C. 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 74% · Green 65% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 60% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA64B

.text { color: #BCA64B; }
.background { background-color: #BCA64B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA64B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 166, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 46%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA64B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 166, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA64B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 166, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA64B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA64B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C63BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA64B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA64B

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 #BCA64B 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 #BCA64B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA64B?

#BCA64B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 166, 75). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA64B?

#BCA64B is RGB 188, 166, 75 — HSL 48°, 46%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 60%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA64B?

Its complement is #4C63BD; analogous partners are #BD6E4C and #9BBD4C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA64B for text?

Black text on #BCA64B has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.