Palettes / Colors / #BCA220

#BCA220 — Yellow

#BCA220 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCA220 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 #203ABC; it also sits naturally between #BC5420 and #88BC20. 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 64% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 83% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA220

.text { color: #BCA220; }
.background { background-color: #BCA220; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA220; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 162, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 71%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA220; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 162, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA220; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 162, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA220">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA220">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA220

Tints of #BCA220

Tones of #BCA220

Color harmonies

Complementary — #203ABC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA220: #000000.

How #BCA220 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 #BCA220 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

← #BCA21F  ·  #BCA221 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA220?

#BCA220 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 162, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA220?

#BCA220 is RGB 188, 162, 32 — HSL 50°, 71%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 83%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA220?

Its complement is #203ABC; analogous partners are #BC5420 and #88BC20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA220 for text?

Black text on #BCA220 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.