Palettes / Colors / #BFB35A

#BFB35A — Muted Yellow

#BFB35A is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFB35A 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 #5A66BF; it also sits naturally between #BF805A and #98BF5A. 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 70% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 53% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BFB35A

.text { color: #BFB35A; }
.background { background-color: #BFB35A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB35A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 179, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 44%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB35A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 179, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB35A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 179, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB35A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB35A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFB35A

Tints of #BFB35A

Tones of #BFB35A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A66BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB35A: #000000.

How #BFB35A 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 #BFB35A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFB359  ·  #BFB35B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB35A?

#BFB35A is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 179, 90). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB35A?

#BFB35A is RGB 191, 179, 90 — HSL 53°, 44%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 53%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB35A?

Its complement is #5A66BF; analogous partners are #BF805A and #98BF5A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB35A for text?

Black text on #BFB35A has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.