Palettes / Colors / #BBBD32

#BBBD32 — Yellow

#BBBD32 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BBBD32 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.

#BBBD32 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 #3532BD; it also sits naturally between #BD7A32 and #76BD32. 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 74% · Blue 20%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBD32

.text { color: #BBBD32; }
.background { background-color: #BBBD32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBD32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 189, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 58%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBD32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 189, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBD32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 189, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBD32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBD32">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3532BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBD32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBD32

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 #BBBD32 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 #BBBD32 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 #BBBD32?

#BBBD32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 189, 50). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBD32?

#BBBD32 is RGB 187, 189, 50 — HSL 61°, 58%, 47% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 74%, 26%.

What colors go with #BBBD32?

Its complement is #3532BD; analogous partners are #BD7A32 and #76BD32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBD32 for text?

Black text on #BBBD32 has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.