Palettes / Colors / #BCB494

#BCB494 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCB494 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BCB494 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.

#BCB494 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 #949CBC; it also sits naturally between #BCA094 and #B0BC94. 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 71% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 21% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB494

.text { color: #BCB494; }
.background { background-color: #BCB494; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB494; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 180, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB494; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 180, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB494; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 180, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB494">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB494">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #949CBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB494: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB494

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 #BCB494 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 #BCB494 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

← #BCB493  ·  #BCB495 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB494?

#BCB494 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 180, 148). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB494?

#BCB494 is RGB 188, 180, 148 — HSL 48°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 21%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB494?

Its complement is #949CBC; analogous partners are #BCA094 and #B0BC94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB494 for text?

Black text on #BCB494 has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.