Palettes / Colors / #BFBE83

#BFBE83 — Muted Yellow

#BFBE83 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #BFBE83 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.

#BFBE83 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 #8283BF; it also sits naturally between #BFA082 and #A2BF82. 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 75% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 31% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBE83

.text { color: #BFBE83; }
.background { background-color: #BFBE83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBE83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 32%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBE83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBE83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBE83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBE83">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBE83

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8283BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBE83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBE83

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 #BFBE83 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 #BFBE83 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

← #BFBE82  ·  #BFBE84 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBE83?

#BFBE83 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 190, 131). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBE83?

#BFBE83 is RGB 191, 190, 131 — HSL 59°, 32%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 31%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBE83?

Its complement is #8283BF; analogous partners are #BFA082 and #A2BF82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBE83 for text?

Black text on #BFBE83 has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.