Palettes / Colors / #BCA901

#BCA901 — Vivid Yellow

#BCA901 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCA901 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 #0114BC; it also sits naturally between #BC4C01 and #71BC01. 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 66% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 99% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA901

.text { color: #BCA901; }
.background { background-color: #BCA901; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA901; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 169, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA901; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 169, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA901; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 169, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA901">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA901">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCA901

Tints of #BCA901

Tones of #BCA901

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0114BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA901: #000000.

How #BCA901 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 #BCA901 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA901?

#BCA901 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 169, 1). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA901?

#BCA901 is RGB 188, 169, 1 — HSL 54°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 99%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCA901?

Its complement is #0114BC; analogous partners are #BC4C01 and #71BC01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA901 for text?

Black text on #BCA901 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.