Palettes / Colors / #BFB673

#BFB673 — Muted Yellow

#BFB673 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFB673 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFB673 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 #737CBF; it also sits naturally between #BF9073 and #A2BF73. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 40% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB673

.text { color: #BFB673; }
.background { background-color: #BFB673; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB673; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 182, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 37%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB673; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 182, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB673; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 182, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB673">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB673">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #737CBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB673: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB673

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFB673 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 #BFB673 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 #BFB673?

#BFB673 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 182, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB673?

#BFB673 is RGB 191, 182, 115 — HSL 53°, 37%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 40%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB673?

Its complement is #737CBF; analogous partners are #BF9073 and #A2BF73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB673 for text?

Black text on #BFB673 has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.