Palettes / Colors / #BBCA32
#BBCA32 — Yellow
#BBCA32 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 #BBCA32 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.
#BBCA32 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 #4132C8; it also sits naturally between #C88C32 and #6EC832. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCA32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 202, 50 |
| HSL | 66°, 60%, 49% |
| HSV | 66°, 75%, 79% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 75%, 21% |
| XYZ | 42.19, 53.04, 11.03 |
| Yxy | 53.04, 0.3971, 0.4991 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.90, -23.31, 68.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.83, -20.47, 39.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 79% · Blue 20%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCA32
.text { color: #BBCA32; }
.background { background-color: #BBCA32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCA32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 202, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 60%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCA32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 202, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCA32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 202, 50, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCA32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCA32">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4132C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCA32: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCA32
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 #BBCA32: ·
How #BBCA32 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 #BBCA32 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBCA32?
#BBCA32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 202, 50). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCA32?
#BBCA32 is RGB 187, 202, 50 — HSL 66°, 60%, 49% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 75%, 21%.
What colors go with #BBCA32?
Its complement is #4132C8; analogous partners are #C88C32 and #6EC832. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCA32 for text?
Black text on #BBCA32 has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.