Palettes / Colors / #BFC596

#BFC596 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BFC596 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 #BFC596 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.

#BFC596 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 #9C96C5; it also sits naturally between #C5B496 and #A7C596. 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 77% · Blue 59%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC596

.text { color: #BFC596; }
.background { background-color: #BFC596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 197, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 29%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 197, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 197, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C96C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC596

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 #BFC596 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 #BFC596 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

← #BFC595  ·  #BFC597 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC596?

#BFC596 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 197, 150). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC596?

#BFC596 is RGB 191, 197, 150 — HSL 68°, 29%, 68% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 24%, 23%.

What colors go with #BFC596?

Its complement is #9C96C5; analogous partners are #C5B496 and #A7C596. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC596 for text?

Black text on #BFC596 has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.