Palettes / Colors / #BBCD09
#BBCD09 — Vivid Yellow
#BBCD09 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #BBCD09 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.
#BBCD09 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 #1C09CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7F09 and #57CE09. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCD09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 205, 9 |
| HSL | 66°, 92%, 42% |
| HSV | 66°, 96%, 80% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 96%, 20% |
| XYZ | 42.37, 54.25, 8.50 |
| Yxy | 54.25, 0.4031, 0.5161 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.61, -25.82, 77.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.65, -22.62, 42.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 80% · Blue 4%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCD09
.text { color: #BBCD09; }
.background { background-color: #BBCD09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCD09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 205, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 92%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCD09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 205, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCD09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 205, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCD09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCD09">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBCD09
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1C09CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCD09: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCD09
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 #BBCD09: ·
How #BBCD09 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 #BBCD09 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 #BBCD09?
#BBCD09 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 205, 9). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCD09?
#BBCD09 is RGB 187, 205, 9 — HSL 66°, 92%, 42% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 96%, 20%.
What colors go with #BBCD09?
Its complement is #1C09CE; analogous partners are #CE7F09 and #57CE09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCD09 for text?
Black text on #BBCD09 has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.