Palettes / Colors / #BCBC39

#BCBC39 — Muted Yellow

#BCBC39 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBC39 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3A3ABB; it also sits naturally between #BB7A3A and #7ABB3A. 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 74% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBC39

.text { color: #BCBC39; }
.background { background-color: #BCBC39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBC39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 188, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 53%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBC39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 188, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBC39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 188, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBC39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBC39">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3ABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBC39: #000000.

How #BCBC39 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 #BCBC39 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

← #BCBC38  ·  #BCBC3A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBC39?

#BCBC39 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 188, 57). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBC39?

#BCBC39 is RGB 188, 188, 57 — HSL 60°, 53%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 70%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBC39?

Its complement is #3A3ABB; analogous partners are #BB7A3A and #7ABB3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBC39 for text?

Black text on #BCBC39 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.