Palettes / Colors / #BCBE97

#BCBE97 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCBE97 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BCBE97 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.

#BCBE97 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 #9997BE; it also sits naturally between #BEAD97 and #A9BE97. 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 59%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBE97

.text { color: #BCBE97; }
.background { background-color: #BCBE97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBE97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 190, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 23%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBE97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 190, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBE97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 190, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBE97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBE97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9997BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBE97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBE97

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 #BCBE97 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 #BCBE97 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

← #BCBE96  ·  #BCBE98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBE97?

#BCBE97 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 190, 151). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBE97?

#BCBE97 is RGB 188, 190, 151 — HSL 63°, 23%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCBE97?

Its complement is #9997BE; analogous partners are #BEAD97 and #A9BE97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBE97 for text?

Black text on #BCBE97 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.