Palettes / Colors / #BCB985

#BCB985 — Dusty Yellow

#BCB985 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCB985 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 #8588BC; it also sits naturally between #BC9E85 and #A3BC85. 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 73% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 29% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB985

.text { color: #BCB985; }
.background { background-color: #BCB985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 185, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 185, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 185, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8588BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB985: #000000.

How #BCB985 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 #BCB985 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

← #BCB984  ·  #BCB986 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB985?

#BCB985 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 185, 133). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB985?

#BCB985 is RGB 188, 185, 133 — HSL 57°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 29%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB985?

Its complement is #8588BC; analogous partners are #BC9E85 and #A3BC85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB985 for text?

Black text on #BCB985 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.