Palettes / Colors / #BFB997

#BFB997 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BFB997 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BFB997 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.

#BFB997 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 #979DBF; it also sits naturally between #BFA597 and #B1BF97. 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 73% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 21% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB997

.text { color: #BFB997; }
.background { background-color: #BFB997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 185, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 24%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 185, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 185, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #979DBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB997: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB997

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 #BFB997 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 #BFB997 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 #BFB997?

#BFB997 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 185, 151). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB997?

#BFB997 is RGB 191, 185, 151 — HSL 51°, 24%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 21%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB997?

Its complement is #979DBF; analogous partners are #BFA597 and #B1BF97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB997 for text?

Black text on #BFB997 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.