Palettes / Colors / #BB9407

#BB9407 — Vivid Yellow

#BB9407 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BB9407 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 #072EBB; it also sits naturally between #BB3A07 and #88BB07. 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 73% · Green 58% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 96% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB9407

.text { color: #BB9407; }
.background { background-color: #BB9407; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB9407; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 148, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 93%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB9407; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 148, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB9407; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 148, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB9407">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB9407">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #072EBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB9407: #000000.

How #BB9407 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 #BB9407 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB9407?

#BB9407 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 148, 7). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB9407?

#BB9407 is RGB 187, 148, 7 — HSL 47°, 93%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 96%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB9407?

Its complement is #072EBB; analogous partners are #BB3A07 and #88BB07. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB9407 for text?

Black text on #BB9407 has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.