Palettes / Colors / #BBB016

#BBB016 — Vivid Yellow

#BBB016 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 #BBB016 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.

#BBB016 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 #1621BB; it also sits naturally between #BB5E16 and #74BB16. 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 69% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 88% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB016

.text { color: #BBB016; }
.background { background-color: #BBB016; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB016; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 176, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 79%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB016; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 176, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB016; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 176, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB016">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB016">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1621BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB016: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB016

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 #BBB016 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 #BBB016 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

← #BBB015  ·  #BBB017 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB016?

#BBB016 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 176, 22). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB016?

#BBB016 is RGB 187, 176, 22 — HSL 56°, 79%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 88%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB016?

Its complement is #1621BB; analogous partners are #BB5E16 and #74BB16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB016 for text?

Black text on #BBB016 has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.