Palettes / Colors / #BCC059

#BCC059 — Muted Yellow

#BCC059 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCC059 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 #5C59C0; it also sits naturally between #C09059 and #89C059. 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 35%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCC059

.text { color: #BCC059; }
.background { background-color: #BCC059; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCC059; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 192, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 45%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCC059; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 192, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCC059; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 192, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCC059">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCC059">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C59C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCC059: #000000.

How #BCC059 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 #BCC059 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

← #BCC058  ·  #BCC05A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCC059?

#BCC059 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 192, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCC059?

#BCC059 is RGB 188, 192, 89 — HSL 62°, 45%, 55% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 54%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCC059?

Its complement is #5C59C0; analogous partners are #C09059 and #89C059. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCC059 for text?

Black text on #BCC059 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.