Palettes / Colors / #BFA23B

#BFA23B — Muted Yellow

#BFA23B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFA23B 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 #3B57BF; it also sits naturally between #BF603B and #9ABF3B. 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 75% · Green 64% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 69% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFA23B

.text { color: #BFA23B; }
.background { background-color: #BFA23B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA23B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 162, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 53%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA23B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 162, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA23B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 162, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA23B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA23B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFA23B

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Tones of #BFA23B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B57BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFA23B: #000000.

How #BFA23B 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 #BFA23B 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 #BFA23B?

#BFA23B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 162, 59). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA23B?

#BFA23B is RGB 191, 162, 59 — HSL 47°, 53%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 69%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA23B?

Its complement is #3B57BF; analogous partners are #BF603B and #9ABF3B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA23B for text?

Black text on #BFA23B has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.