Palettes / Colors / #BBAF11
#BBAF11 — Vivid Yellow
#BBAF11 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 #BBAF11 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.
#BBAF11 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 #111DBB; it also sits naturally between #BB5B11 and #71BB11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBAF11 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 175, 17 |
| HSL | 56°, 83%, 40% |
| HSV | 56°, 91%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 91%, 27% |
| XYZ | 35.92, 41.27, 6.60 |
| Yxy | 41.27, 0.4287, 0.4925 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.36, -10.74, 70.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.24, -9.31, 36.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 69% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 91% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBAF11
.text { color: #BBAF11; }
.background { background-color: #BBAF11; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBAF11; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 175, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBAF11; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 175, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBAF11; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 175, 17, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBAF11">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBAF11">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBAF11
Tints of #BBAF11
Tones of #BBAF11
Color harmonies
Complementary — #111DBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBAF11: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBAF11
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 #BBAF11: ·
How #BBAF11 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 #BBAF11 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 #BBAF11?
#BBAF11 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 175, 17). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBAF11?
#BBAF11 is RGB 187, 175, 17 — HSL 56°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 91%, 27%.
What colors go with #BBAF11?
Its complement is #111DBB; analogous partners are #BB5B11 and #71BB11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBAF11 for text?
Black text on #BBAF11 has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.