Palettes / Colors / #BFBB9D

#BFBB9D — Light Dusty Yellow

#BFBB9D 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 #BFBB9D 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.

#BFBB9D 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 #9CA0BF; it also sits naturally between #BFA99C and #B1BF9C. 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 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 18% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBB9D

.text { color: #BFBB9D; }
.background { background-color: #BFBB9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBB9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 187, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 21%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBB9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 187, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBB9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 187, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBB9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBB9D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CA0BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBB9D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBB9D

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 #BFBB9D 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 #BFBB9D 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

← #BFBB9C  ·  #BFBB9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBB9D?

#BFBB9D is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 187, 157). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBB9D?

#BFBB9D is RGB 191, 187, 157 — HSL 53°, 21%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 18%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBB9D?

Its complement is #9CA0BF; analogous partners are #BFA99C and #B1BF9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBB9D for text?

Black text on #BFBB9D has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.