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#BCA810 — Vivid Yellow

#BCA810 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #BCA810 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.

#BCA810 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 #1024BC; it also sits naturally between #BC5210 and #7ABC10. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCA810 · RGB 188, 168, 16

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Color values

HEX#BCA810
RGB188, 168, 16
HSL53°, 84%, 40%
HSV53°, 91%, 74%
CMYK0%, 11%, 91%, 26%
XYZ34.84, 38.73, 6.13
Yxy38.73, 0.4371, 0.4860
CIE-Lab68.56, -6.66, 69.13
Hunter Lab62.24, -5.77, 35.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 66% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 91% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCA810 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCA810 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCA810

.text { color: #BCA810; }
.background { background-color: #BCA810; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA810; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 168, 16); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA810; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 168, 16, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA810; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 168, 16, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA810">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA810">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA810

#A9970F#9B8A0D#887A0C#7A6D0B#675C09#544B07#463F06#342E04#262203#131102

Tints of #BCA810

#D8C113#EBD319#EDD835#EFDD4D#F2E269#F4E785#F6EC9C#F9F1B9#FBF6D0#FDFBEC

Tones of #BCA810

#AF9E1D#A39529#978C35#8B8241#7E794E#726F5A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1024BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCA810: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA810

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BCA810: ·

How #BCA810 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B3B335Deuteranopia · #B5B63ETritanopia · #BB5258

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCA810 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Vintage Ruby Mosaic
#B121C2 · #BAAA20 · #27DAC7 · #E9B1E7
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Misty Saffron
#772A12 · #CAA016 · #94C913 · #2C8A16

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BFA815#B4AD13#B3B011#BAAA20#BAB31C#CAA016#C9A119#C69D1A#BFA522#AC9C12#B29919#A9A417

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCA80F  ·  #BCA811 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA810?

#BCA810 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 168, 16). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA810?

#BCA810 is RGB 188, 168, 16 — HSL 53°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 91%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA810?

Its complement is #1024BC; analogous partners are #BC5210 and #7ABC10. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA810 for text?

Black text on #BCA810 has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.