Palettes / Colors / #BC8A00

#BC8A00 — Vivid Yellow

#BC8A00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #BC8A00 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.

#BC8A00 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 #0032BD; it also sits naturally between #BD2C00 and #91BD00. 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 74% · Green 54% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 100% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC8A00

.text { color: #BC8A00; }
.background { background-color: #BC8A00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC8A00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 138, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC8A00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 138, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC8A00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 138, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC8A00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC8A00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0032BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC8A00: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC8A00

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 #BC8A00 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 #BC8A00 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

← #BC89FF  ·  #BC8A01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC8A00?

#BC8A00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 138, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC8A00?

#BC8A00 is RGB 188, 138, 0 — HSL 44°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 100%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC8A00?

Its complement is #0032BD; analogous partners are #BD2C00 and #91BD00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC8A00 for text?

Black text on #BC8A00 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.