Palettes / Colors / #BCB281

#BCB281 — Dusty Yellow

#BCB281 is a yellow color we call Dusty 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 #BCB281 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.

#BCB281 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 #808ABC; it also sits naturally between #BC9480 and #A8BC80. 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 70% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 31% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB281

.text { color: #BCB281; }
.background { background-color: #BCB281; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB281; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 178, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB281; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 178, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB281; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 178, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB281">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB281">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #808ABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB281: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB281

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 #BCB281 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 #BCB281 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 #BCB281?

#BCB281 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 178, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB281?

#BCB281 is RGB 188, 178, 129 — HSL 50°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 31%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB281?

Its complement is #808ABC; analogous partners are #BC9480 and #A8BC80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB281 for text?

Black text on #BCB281 has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.