Palettes / Colors / #B2BB08
#B2BB08 — Vivid Yellow
#B2BB08 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #B2BB08 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.
#B2BB08 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #1108BA; it also sits naturally between #BA6A08 and #58BA08. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B2BB08 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 178, 187, 8 |
| HSL | 63°, 92%, 38% |
| HSV | 63°, 96%, 73% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 96%, 27% |
| XYZ | 36.17, 45.02, 7.01 |
| Yxy | 45.02, 0.4101, 0.5104 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.91, -20.87, 73.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.10, -17.89, 38.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 70% · Green 73% · Blue 3%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B2BB08
.text { color: #B2BB08; }
.background { background-color: #B2BB08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2BB08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 187, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2BB08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 187, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2BB08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 187, 8, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B2BB08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2BB08">Div content here</div>
Shades of #B2BB08
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Tones of #B2BB08
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1108BA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B2BB08: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2BB08
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B2BB08: ·
How #B2BB08 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 #B2BB08 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B2BB08?
#B2BB08 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 178, 187, 8). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B2BB08?
#B2BB08 is RGB 178, 187, 8 — HSL 63°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 96%, 27%.
What colors go with #B2BB08?
Its complement is #1108BA; analogous partners are #BA6A08 and #58BA08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B2BB08 for text?
Black text on #B2BB08 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.