Palettes / Colors / #BFB545

#BFB545 — Muted Yellow

#BFB545 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFB545 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 #454FBF; it also sits naturally between #BF7845 and #8CBF45. 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 71% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 64% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BFB545

.text { color: #BFB545; }
.background { background-color: #BFB545; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB545; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 181, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 49%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB545; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 181, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB545; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 181, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB545">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB545">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #454FBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB545: #000000.

How #BFB545 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 #BFB545 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB545?

#BFB545 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 181, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB545?

#BFB545 is RGB 191, 181, 69 — HSL 55°, 49%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 64%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB545?

Its complement is #454FBF; analogous partners are #BF7845 and #8CBF45. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB545 for text?

Black text on #BFB545 has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.