Palettes / Colors / #BBB91B

#BBB91B — Yellow

#BBB91B 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 #BBB91B 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.

#BBB91B 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 #1B1DBB; it also sits naturally between #BB681B and #6EBB1B. 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 73% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 86% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBB91B

.text { color: #BBB91B; }
.background { background-color: #BBB91B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB91B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 185, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 75%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB91B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 185, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB91B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 185, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB91B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB91B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B1DBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB91B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB91B

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 #BBB91B 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 #BBB91B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB91B?

#BBB91B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 185, 27). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB91B?

#BBB91B is RGB 187, 185, 27 — HSL 59°, 75%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 86%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB91B?

Its complement is #1B1DBB; analogous partners are #BB681B and #6EBB1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB91B for text?

Black text on #BBB91B has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.