Palettes / Colors / #BBCF03
#BBCF03 — Vivid Yellow
#BBCF03 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 #BBCF03 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.
#BBCF03 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 #1703CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7D03 and #54CE03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCF03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 207, 3 |
| HSL | 66°, 97%, 41% |
| HSV | 66°, 99%, 81% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 99%, 19% |
| XYZ | 42.82, 55.20, 8.48 |
| Yxy | 55.20, 0.4021, 0.5183 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.15, -26.84, 78.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.29, -23.53, 42.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 1%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCF03
.text { color: #BBCF03; }
.background { background-color: #BBCF03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCF03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 207, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCF03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 207, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCF03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 207, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCF03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCF03">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBCF03
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1703CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCF03: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCF03
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 #BBCF03: ·
How #BBCF03 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 #BBCF03 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 #BBCF03?
#BBCF03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 207, 3). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCF03?
#BBCF03 is RGB 187, 207, 3 — HSL 66°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 99%, 19%.
What colors go with #BBCF03?
Its complement is #1703CE; analogous partners are #CE7D03 and #54CE03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCF03 for text?
Black text on #BBCF03 has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.