Palettes / Colors / #BCB026

#BCB026 — Yellow

#BCB026 is a yellow color we call 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 #BCB026 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.

#BCB026 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 #2632BA; it also sits naturally between #BA6426 and #7DBA26. 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 69% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 80% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB026

.text { color: #BCB026; }
.background { background-color: #BCB026; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB026; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 176, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 66%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB026; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 176, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB026; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 176, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB026">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB026">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCB026

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2632BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB026: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB026

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:

How #BCB026 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 #BCB026 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

← #BCB025  ·  #BCB027 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB026?

#BCB026 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 176, 38). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB026?

#BCB026 is RGB 188, 176, 38 — HSL 55°, 66%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 80%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB026?

Its complement is #2632BA; analogous partners are #BA6426 and #7DBA26. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB026 for text?

Black text on #BCB026 has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.