Palettes / Colors / #BFB669

#BFB669 — Muted Yellow

#BFB669 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFB669 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 #6972BF; it also sits naturally between #BF8B69 and #9CBF69. 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 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 45% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BFB669

.text { color: #BFB669; }
.background { background-color: #BFB669; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB669; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 182, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 40%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB669; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 182, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB669; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 182, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB669">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB669">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFB669

Tints of #BFB669

Tones of #BFB669

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6972BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB669: #000000.

How #BFB669 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 #BFB669 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

← #BFB668  ·  #BFB66A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB669?

#BFB669 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 182, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB669?

#BFB669 is RGB 191, 182, 105 — HSL 54°, 40%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 45%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB669?

Its complement is #6972BF; analogous partners are #BF8B69 and #9CBF69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB669 for text?

Black text on #BFB669 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.