Palettes / Colors / #BCA334

#BCA334 — Yellow

#BCA334 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCA334 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 #344DBC; it also sits naturally between #BC5F34 and #91BC34. 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 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 72% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BCA334

.text { color: #BCA334; }
.background { background-color: #BCA334; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA334; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 163, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA334; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 163, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA334; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 163, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA334">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA334">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA334

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Tones of #BCA334

Color harmonies

Complementary — #344DBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA334: #000000.

How #BCA334 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 #BCA334 or a close neighbour

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 #BCA334?

#BCA334 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 163, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA334?

#BCA334 is RGB 188, 163, 52 — HSL 49°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 72%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA334?

Its complement is #344DBC; analogous partners are #BC5F34 and #91BC34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA334 for text?

Black text on #BCA334 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.