Palettes / Colors / #BCBB18

#BCBB18 — Yellow

#BCBB18 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBB18 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 #1919BE; it also sits naturally between #BE6B19 and #6BBE19. 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 73% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 87% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BCBB18

.text { color: #BCBB18; }
.background { background-color: #BCBB18; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBB18; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 187, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBB18; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 187, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBB18; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 187, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBB18">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBB18">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBB18

Tints of #BCBB18

Tones of #BCBB18

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1919BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBB18: #000000.

How #BCBB18 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 #BCBB18 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCBB17  ·  #BCBB19 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBB18?

#BCBB18 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 187, 24). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBB18?

#BCBB18 is RGB 188, 187, 24 — HSL 60°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 87%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBB18?

Its complement is #1919BE; analogous partners are #BE6B19 and #6BBE19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBB18 for text?

Black text on #BCBB18 has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.