Palettes / Colors / #BDBFA5

#BDBFA5 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BDBFA5 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDBFA5 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.

#BDBFA5 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 #A8A5C0; it also sits naturally between #C0B5A5 and #B0C0A5. 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 14% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDBFA5

.text { color: #BDBFA5; }
.background { background-color: #BDBFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 191, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 17%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 191, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 191, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBFA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBFA5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8A5C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBFA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDBFA5

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 #BDBFA5 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 #BDBFA5 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

← #BDBFA4  ·  #BDBFA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBFA5?

#BDBFA5 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 191, 165). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBFA5?

#BDBFA5 is RGB 189, 191, 165 — HSL 65°, 17%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 25%.

What colors go with #BDBFA5?

Its complement is #A8A5C0; analogous partners are #C0B5A5 and #B0C0A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBFA5 for text?

Black text on #BDBFA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.