Palettes / Colors / #BBAB16

#BBAB16 — Vivid Yellow

#BBAB16 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 #BBAB16 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.

#BBAB16 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 #1626BB; it also sits naturally between #BB5816 and #79BB16. 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 67% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 88% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAB16

.text { color: #BBAB16; }
.background { background-color: #BBAB16; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAB16; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 79%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAB16; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAB16; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAB16">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAB16">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBAB16

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Tones of #BBAB16

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1626BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAB16: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAB16

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 #BBAB16 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 #BBAB16 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

← #BBAB15  ·  #BBAB17 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAB16?

#BBAB16 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 171, 22). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAB16?

#BBAB16 is RGB 187, 171, 22 — HSL 54°, 79%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 88%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAB16?

Its complement is #1626BB; analogous partners are #BB5816 and #79BB16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAB16 for text?

Black text on #BBAB16 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.