Palettes / Colors / #BCBB49

#BCBB49 — Muted Yellow

#BCBB49 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBB49 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 #494ABC; it also sits naturally between #BC8049 and #84BC49. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 61% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBB49

.text { color: #BCBB49; }
.background { background-color: #BCBB49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBB49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 187, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 46%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBB49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 187, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBB49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 187, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBB49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBB49">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBB49

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #494ABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBB49: #000000.

How #BCBB49 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 #BCBB49 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

← #BCBB48  ·  #BCBB4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBB49?

#BCBB49 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 187, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBB49?

#BCBB49 is RGB 188, 187, 73 — HSL 59°, 46%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 61%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBB49?

Its complement is #494ABC; analogous partners are #BC8049 and #84BC49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBB49 for text?

Black text on #BCBB49 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.