Palettes / Colors / #BBAB34

#BBAB34 — Yellow

#BBAB34 is a yellow color we call 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 #BBAB34 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.

#BBAB34 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 #3544BB; it also sits naturally between #BB6835 and #88BB35. 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 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 72% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBAB34

.text { color: #BBAB34; }
.background { background-color: #BBAB34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAB34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 171, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 56%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAB34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 171, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAB34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 171, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBAB34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAB34">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3544BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBAB34: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAB34

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 #BBAB34 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 #BBAB34 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

← #BBAB33  ·  #BBAB35 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBAB34?

#BBAB34 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 171, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAB34?

#BBAB34 is RGB 187, 171, 52 — HSL 53°, 56%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 72%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBAB34?

Its complement is #3544BB; analogous partners are #BB6835 and #88BB35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBAB34 for text?

Black text on #BBAB34 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.