Palettes / Colors / #BBBE16

#BBBE16 — Vivid Yellow

#BBBE16 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 #BBBE16 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.

#BBBE16 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 #1916C0; it also sits naturally between #C06E16 and #68C016. 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 75% · Blue 9%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBE16

.text { color: #BBBE16; }
.background { background-color: #BBBE16; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBE16; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 190, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 79%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBE16; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 190, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBE16; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 190, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBBE16">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBE16">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBBE16

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Tones of #BBBE16

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1916C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBE16: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBE16

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 #BBBE16 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 #BBBE16 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

← #BBBE15  ·  #BBBE17 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBE16?

#BBBE16 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 190, 22). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBE16?

#BBBE16 is RGB 187, 190, 22 — HSL 61°, 79%, 42% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 88%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBE16?

Its complement is #1916C0; analogous partners are #C06E16 and #68C016. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBE16 for text?

Black text on #BBBE16 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.