Palettes / Colors / #BFC752

#BFC752 — Muted Yellow

#BFC752 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFC752 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.

#BFC752 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 #5A52C7; it also sits naturally between #C79452 and #84C752. 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 78% · Blue 32%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC752

.text { color: #BFC752; }
.background { background-color: #BFC752; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC752; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 199, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 51%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC752; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 199, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC752; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 199, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC752">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC752">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A52C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC752: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC752

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 #BFC752 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 #BFC752 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

← #BFC751  ·  #BFC753 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC752?

#BFC752 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 199, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC752?

#BFC752 is RGB 191, 199, 82 — HSL 64°, 51%, 55% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 59%, 22%.

What colors go with #BFC752?

Its complement is #5A52C7; analogous partners are #C79452 and #84C752. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC752 for text?

Black text on #BFC752 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.