Palettes / Colors / #BBCA47
#BBCA47 — Yellow
#BBCA47 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 #BBCA47 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.
#BBCA47 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 #5849CA; it also sits naturally between #CA9949 and #7BCA49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCA47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 202, 71 |
| HSL | 67°, 55%, 54% |
| HSV | 67°, 65%, 79% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 65%, 21% |
| XYZ | 42.75, 53.26, 13.99 |
| Yxy | 53.26, 0.3886, 0.4842 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.03, -22.20, 61.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.98, -19.56, 37.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 79% · Blue 28%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCA47
.text { color: #BBCA47; }
.background { background-color: #BBCA47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCA47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 202, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 55%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCA47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 202, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCA47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 202, 71, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCA47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCA47">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5849CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCA47: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCA47
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 #BBCA47: ·
How #BBCA47 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 #BBCA47 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 #BBCA47?
#BBCA47 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 202, 71). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCA47?
#BBCA47 is RGB 187, 202, 71 — HSL 67°, 55%, 54% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 65%, 21%.
What colors go with #BBCA47?
Its complement is #5849CA; analogous partners are #CA9949 and #7BCA49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCA47 for text?
Black text on #BBCA47 has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.