Palettes / Colors / #BBB511
#BBB511 — Vivid Yellow
#BBB511 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 #BBB511 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.
#BBB511 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 #1117BB; it also sits naturally between #BB6011 and #6CBB11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBB511 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 181, 17 |
| HSL | 58°, 83%, 40% |
| HSV | 58°, 91%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 91%, 27% |
| XYZ | 37.12, 43.65, 7.00 |
| Yxy | 43.65, 0.4229, 0.4973 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.00, -13.82, 71.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.07, -12.00, 37.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 71% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · 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 #BBB511
.text { color: #BBB511; }
.background { background-color: #BBB511; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB511; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 181, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB511; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 181, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB511; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 181, 17, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBB511">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB511">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1117BB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBB511: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB511
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 #BBB511: ·
How #BBB511 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 #BBB511 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 #BBB511?
#BBB511 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 181, 17). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB511?
#BBB511 is RGB 187, 181, 17 — HSL 58°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 91%, 27%.
What colors go with #BBB511?
Its complement is #1117BB; analogous partners are #BB6011 and #6CBB11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBB511 for text?
Black text on #BBB511 has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.