Palettes / Colors / #BBCB31
#BBCB31 — Yellow
#BBCB31 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 #BBCB31 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.
#BBCB31 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 #4031C9; it also sits naturally between #C98C31 and #6EC931. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCB31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 203, 49 |
| HSL | 66°, 61%, 49% |
| HSV | 66°, 76%, 80% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 76%, 20% |
| XYZ | 42.40, 53.50, 11.00 |
| Yxy | 53.50, 0.3967, 0.5005 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.17, -23.84, 69.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.14, -20.94, 39.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 80% · Blue 19%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCB31
.text { color: #BBCB31; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCB31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 61%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCB31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCB31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 49, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCB31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCB31">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBCB31
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Tones of #BBCB31
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4031C9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCB31: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCB31
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 #BBCB31: ·
How #BBCB31 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 #BBCB31 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 #BBCB31?
#BBCB31 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 203, 49). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCB31?
#BBCB31 is RGB 187, 203, 49 — HSL 66°, 61%, 49% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 76%, 20%.
What colors go with #BBCB31?
Its complement is #4031C9; analogous partners are #C98C31 and #6EC931. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCB31 for text?
Black text on #BBCB31 has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.