Palettes / Colors / #BCBEA7

#BCBEA7 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCBEA7 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBEA7 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 #A9A7BE; it also sits naturally between #BEB4A7 and #B1BEA7. 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 65%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBEA7

.text { color: #BCBEA7; }
.background { background-color: #BCBEA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBEA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 190, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 15%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBEA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 190, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBEA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 190, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBEA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBEA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9A7BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBEA7: #000000.

How #BCBEA7 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 #BCBEA7 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

← #BCBEA6  ·  #BCBEA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBEA7?

#BCBEA7 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 190, 167). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBEA7?

#BCBEA7 is RGB 188, 190, 167 — HSL 65°, 15%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 12%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCBEA7?

Its complement is #A9A7BE; analogous partners are #BEB4A7 and #B1BEA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBEA7 for text?

Black text on #BCBEA7 has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.