Palettes / Colors / #BCB557

#BCB557 — Muted Yellow

#BCB557 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCB557 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 #575EBC; it also sits naturally between #BC8357 and #90BC57. 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 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 54% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB557

.text { color: #BCB557; }
.background { background-color: #BCB557; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB557; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 181, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 43%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB557; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 181, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB557; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 181, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB557">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB557">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #575EBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB557: #000000.

How #BCB557 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 #BCB557 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 #BCB557?

#BCB557 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 181, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB557?

#BCB557 is RGB 188, 181, 87 — HSL 56°, 43%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 54%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB557?

Its complement is #575EBC; analogous partners are #BC8357 and #90BC57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB557 for text?

Black text on #BCB557 has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.