Palettes / Colors / #BDAC61

#BDAC61 — Muted Yellow

#BDAC61 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BDAC61 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 #6172BD; it also sits naturally between #BD7E61 and #A0BD61. 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 67% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 49% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDAC61

.text { color: #BDAC61; }
.background { background-color: #BDAC61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDAC61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 172, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 41%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDAC61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 172, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDAC61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 172, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDAC61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDAC61">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6172BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDAC61: #000000.

How #BDAC61 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 #BDAC61 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 #BDAC61?

#BDAC61 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 172, 97). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDAC61?

#BDAC61 is RGB 189, 172, 97 — HSL 49°, 41%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 49%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDAC61?

Its complement is #6172BD; analogous partners are #BD7E61 and #A0BD61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDAC61 for text?

Black text on #BDAC61 has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.