Palettes / Colors / #BDCA56

#BDCA56 — Muted Yellow

#BDCA56 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BDCA56 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 #6254C9; it also sits naturally between #C99C54 and #81C954. 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 79% · Blue 34%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCA56

.text { color: #BDCA56; }
.background { background-color: #BDCA56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCA56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 52%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCA56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCA56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCA56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCA56">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6254C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCA56: #000000.

How #BDCA56 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 #BDCA56 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

← #BDCA55  ·  #BDCA57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCA56?

#BDCA56 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 202, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCA56?

#BDCA56 is RGB 189, 202, 86 — HSL 67°, 52%, 56% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 57%, 21%.

What colors go with #BDCA56?

Its complement is #6254C9; analogous partners are #C99C54 and #81C954. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCA56 for text?

Black text on #BDCA56 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.