Palettes / Colors / #BFBD7D

#BFBD7D — Muted Yellow

#BFBD7D is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFBD7D 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 #7D7FBF; it also sits naturally between #BF9C7D and #A0BF7D. 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 74% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 35% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBD7D

.text { color: #BFBD7D; }
.background { background-color: #BFBD7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBD7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 189, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 34%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBD7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 189, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBD7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 189, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBD7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBD7D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBD7D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D7FBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBD7D: #000000.

How #BFBD7D 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 #BFBD7D 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

← #BFBD7C  ·  #BFBD7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBD7D?

#BFBD7D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 189, 125). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBD7D?

#BFBD7D is RGB 191, 189, 125 — HSL 58°, 34%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 35%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBD7D?

Its complement is #7D7FBF; analogous partners are #BF9C7D and #A0BF7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBD7D for text?

Black text on #BFBD7D has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.