Palettes / Colors / #BCBD83

#BCBD83 — Dusty Yellow

#BCBD83 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BCBD83 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.

#BCBD83 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 #8483BE; it also sits naturally between #BEA283 and #A0BE83. 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 51%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBD83

.text { color: #BCBD83; }
.background { background-color: #BCBD83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBD83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 189, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 31%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBD83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 189, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBD83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 189, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBD83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBD83">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8483BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBD83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBD83

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 #BCBD83 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 #BCBD83 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 #BCBD83?

#BCBD83 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 189, 131). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBD83?

#BCBD83 is RGB 188, 189, 131 — HSL 61°, 31%, 63% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 31%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBD83?

Its complement is #8483BE; analogous partners are #BEA283 and #A0BE83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBD83 for text?

Black text on #BCBD83 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.