Palettes / Colors / #BCB60B
#BCB60B — Vivid Yellow
#BCB60B 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 #BCB60B 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.
#BCB60B 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 #0B11BC; it also sits naturally between #BC5E0B and #69BC0B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCB60B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 182, 11 |
| HSL | 58°, 89%, 39% |
| HSV | 58°, 94%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 94%, 26% |
| XYZ | 37.53, 44.17, 6.86 |
| Yxy | 44.17, 0.4237, 0.4988 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.34, -13.98, 72.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.46, -12.16, 38.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 71% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 94% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCB60B
.text { color: #BCB60B; }
.background { background-color: #BCB60B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB60B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 182, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 89%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB60B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 182, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB60B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 182, 11, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCB60B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB60B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCB60B
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0B11BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCB60B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB60B
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 #BCB60B: ·
How #BCB60B 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 #BCB60B 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 #BCB60B?
#BCB60B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 182, 11). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB60B?
#BCB60B is RGB 188, 182, 11 — HSL 58°, 89%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 94%, 26%.
What colors go with #BCB60B?
Its complement is #0B11BC; analogous partners are #BC5E0B and #69BC0B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCB60B for text?
Black text on #BCB60B has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.