Palettes / Colors / #BB9901

#BB9901 — Vivid Yellow

#BB9901 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #BB9901 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.

#BB9901 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 #0123BC; it also sits naturally between #BC3C01 and #81BC01. 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 60% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 99% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB9901

.text { color: #BB9901; }
.background { background-color: #BB9901; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB9901; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 153, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB9901; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 153, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB9901; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 153, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB9901">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB9901">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0123BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB9901: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB9901

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 #BB9901 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 #BB9901 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

← #BB9900  ·  #BB9902 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB9901?

#BB9901 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 153, 1). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB9901?

#BB9901 is RGB 187, 153, 1 — HSL 49°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 99%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB9901?

Its complement is #0123BC; analogous partners are #BC3C01 and #81BC01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB9901 for text?

Black text on #BB9901 has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.