Palettes / Colors / #BCAD71

#BCAD71 — Muted Yellow

#BCAD71 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCAD71 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 #7180BC; it also sits naturally between #BC8771 and #A6BC71. 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 68% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 40% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAD71

.text { color: #BCAD71; }
.background { background-color: #BCAD71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAD71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 173, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 36%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAD71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 173, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAD71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 173, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAD71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAD71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7180BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAD71: #000000.

How #BCAD71 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 #BCAD71 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 #BCAD71?

#BCAD71 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 173, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAD71?

#BCAD71 is RGB 188, 173, 113 — HSL 48°, 36%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 40%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCAD71?

Its complement is #7180BC; analogous partners are #BC8771 and #A6BC71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAD71 for text?

Black text on #BCAD71 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.