Palettes / Colors / #BCB910
#BCB910 — Vivid Yellow
#BCB910 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 #BCB910 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.
#BCB910 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 #1013BC; it also sits naturally between #BC6310 and #69BC10. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCB910 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 185, 16 |
| HSL | 59°, 84%, 40% |
| HSV | 59°, 91%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 91%, 26% |
| XYZ | 38.18, 45.43, 7.25 |
| Yxy | 45.43, 0.4203, 0.5000 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.17, -15.43, 72.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.40, -13.44, 38.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 73% · Blue 6%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · 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 #BCB910
.text { color: #BCB910; }
.background { background-color: #BCB910; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB910; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 185, 16); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB910; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 185, 16, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB910; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 185, 16, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCB910">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB910">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1013BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCB910: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCB910
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 #BCB910: ·
How #BCB910 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 #BCB910 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 #BCB910?
#BCB910 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 185, 16). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB910?
#BCB910 is RGB 188, 185, 16 — HSL 59°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 91%, 26%.
What colors go with #BCB910?
Its complement is #1013BC; analogous partners are #BC6310 and #69BC10. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCB910 for text?
Black text on #BCB910 has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.