Palettes / Colors / #BBCD38
#BBCD38 — Yellow
#BBCD38 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 #BBCD38 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.
#BBCD38 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 #4937CD; it also sits naturally between #CD9437 and #71CD37. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCD38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 205, 56 |
| HSL | 67°, 60%, 51% |
| HSV | 67°, 73%, 80% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 73%, 20% |
| XYZ | 43.04, 54.51, 12.00 |
| Yxy | 54.51, 0.3929, 0.4976 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.76, -24.50, 67.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.83, -21.55, 39.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 80% · Blue 22%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCD38
.text { color: #BBCD38; }
.background { background-color: #BBCD38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCD38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 205, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCD38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 205, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCD38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 205, 56, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCD38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCD38">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4937CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCD38: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCD38
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 #BBCD38: ·
How #BBCD38 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 #BBCD38 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 #BBCD38?
#BBCD38 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 205, 56). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCD38?
#BBCD38 is RGB 187, 205, 56 — HSL 67°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 73%, 20%.
What colors go with #BBCD38?
Its complement is #4937CD; analogous partners are #CD9437 and #71CD37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCD38 for text?
Black text on #BBCD38 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.