Palettes / Colors / #BCA810
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #BCA810 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 168, 16 |
| HSL | 53°, 84%, 40% |
| HSV | 53°, 91%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 91%, 26% |
| XYZ | 34.84, 38.73, 6.13 |
| Yxy | 38.73, 0.4371, 0.4860 |
| CIE-Lab | 68.56, -6.66, 69.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.24, -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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1024BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.75:1 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:
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:
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 #BCA810 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.