Palettes / Colors / #BCBC9D

#BCBC9D — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCBC9D is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBC9D 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 #9E9EBD; it also sits naturally between #BDAD9E and #ADBD9E. 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 74% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBC9D

.text { color: #BCBC9D; }
.background { background-color: #BCBC9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBC9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 188, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 19%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBC9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 188, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBC9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 188, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBC9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBC9D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E9EBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBC9D: #000000.

How #BCBC9D 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 #BCBC9D 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

← #BCBC9C  ·  #BCBC9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBC9D?

#BCBC9D is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 188, 157). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBC9D?

#BCBC9D is RGB 188, 188, 157 — HSL 60°, 19%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBC9D?

Its complement is #9E9EBD; analogous partners are #BDAD9E and #ADBD9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBC9D for text?

Black text on #BCBC9D has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.