Palettes / Colors / #BCBE5B

#BCBE5B — Muted Yellow

#BCBE5B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBE5B 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 #5D5BBE; it also sits naturally between #BE8E5B and #8BBE5B. 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 75% · Blue 36%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBE5B

.text { color: #BCBE5B; }
.background { background-color: #BCBE5B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBE5B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 190, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 43%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBE5B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 190, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBE5B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 190, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBE5B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBE5B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D5BBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBE5B: #000000.

How #BCBE5B 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 #BCBE5B 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

← #BCBE5A  ·  #BCBE5C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBE5B?

#BCBE5B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 190, 91). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBE5B?

#BCBE5B is RGB 188, 190, 91 — HSL 61°, 43%, 55% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 52%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCBE5B?

Its complement is #5D5BBE; analogous partners are #BE8E5B and #8BBE5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBE5B for text?

Black text on #BCBE5B has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.