Palettes / Colors / #BDC487

#BDC487 — Muted Yellow

#BDC487 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BDC487 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 #8E87C4; it also sits naturally between #C4AD87 and #9FC487. 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 77% · Blue 53%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDC487

.text { color: #BDC487; }
.background { background-color: #BDC487; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDC487; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 196, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 34%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDC487; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 196, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDC487; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 196, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDC487">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDC487">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E87C4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDC487: #000000.

How #BDC487 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 #BDC487 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 #BDC487?

#BDC487 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 196, 135). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDC487?

#BDC487 is RGB 189, 196, 135 — HSL 67°, 34%, 65% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 31%, 23%.

What colors go with #BDC487?

Its complement is #8E87C4; analogous partners are #C4AD87 and #9FC487. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDC487 for text?

Black text on #BDC487 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.