Palettes / Colors / #BDB59E

#BDB59E — Light Dusty Yellow

#BDB59E is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BDB59E 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.

#BDB59E 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 #9EA6BD; it also sits naturally between #BDA69E and #B5BD9E. 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 71% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 16% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDB59E

.text { color: #BDB59E; }
.background { background-color: #BDB59E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB59E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 181, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 19%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB59E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 181, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB59E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 181, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB59E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB59E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EA6BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDB59E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDB59E

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 #BDB59E 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 #BDB59E 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

← #BDB59D  ·  #BDB59F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB59E?

#BDB59E is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 181, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB59E?

#BDB59E is RGB 189, 181, 158 — HSL 45°, 19%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 16%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDB59E?

Its complement is #9EA6BD; analogous partners are #BDA69E and #B5BD9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB59E for text?

Black text on #BDB59E has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.