Palettes / Colors / #BCBC18
#BCBC18 — Yellow
#BCBC18 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 #BCBC18 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.
#BCBC18 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.
Color values
| HEX | #BCBC18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 188, 24 |
| HSL | 60°, 77%, 42% |
| HSV | 60°, 87%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 87%, 26% |
| XYZ | 38.89, 46.72, 7.83 |
| Yxy | 46.72, 0.4162, 0.5000 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.01, -16.80, 72.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.35, -14.65, 38.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 74% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCBC18
.text { color: #BCBC18; }
.background { background-color: #BCBC18; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBC18; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 188, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBC18; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 188, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBC18; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 188, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCBC18">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBC18">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1919BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCBC18: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBC18
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 #BCBC18: ·
How #BCBC18 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 #BCBC18 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 #BCBC18?
#BCBC18 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 188, 24). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBC18?
#BCBC18 is RGB 188, 188, 24 — HSL 60°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 87%, 26%.
What colors go with #BCBC18?
Its complement is #1919BE; analogous partners are #BE6B19 and #6BBE19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCBC18 for text?
Black text on #BCBC18 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.