Palettes / Colors / #BBCE42

#BBCE42 — Yellow

#BBCE42 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 #BBCE42 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.

#BBCE42 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 #5340CE; it also sits naturally between #CE9A40 and #74CE40. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 26%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBCE42

.text { color: #BBCE42; }
.background { background-color: #BBCE42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCE42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 206, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 59%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCE42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 206, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCE42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 206, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCE42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCE42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5340CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCE42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCE42

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:

How #BBCE42 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 #BBCE42 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCE42?

#BBCE42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 206, 66). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCE42?

#BBCE42 is RGB 187, 206, 66 — HSL 68°, 59%, 53% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 68%, 19%.

What colors go with #BBCE42?

Its complement is #5340CE; analogous partners are #CE9A40 and #74CE40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCE42 for text?

Black text on #BBCE42 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.