Palettes / Colors / #BCBF01
#BCBF01 — Vivid Yellow
#BCBF01 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 #BCBF01 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.
#BCBF01 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 #0401C1; it also sits naturally between #C16401 and #5EC101. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCBF01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 191, 1 |
| HSL | 61°, 99%, 38% |
| HSV | 61°, 99%, 75% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 99%, 25% |
| XYZ | 39.38, 47.96, 7.21 |
| Yxy | 47.96, 0.4165, 0.5072 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.80, -18.63, 75.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.25, -16.25, 40.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 75% · Blue 0%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCBF01
.text { color: #BCBF01; }
.background { background-color: #BCBF01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBF01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 191, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 99%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBF01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 191, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBF01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 191, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCBF01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBF01">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0401C1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCBF01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBF01
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 #BCBF01: ·
How #BCBF01 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 #BCBF01 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 #BCBF01?
#BCBF01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 191, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBF01?
#BCBF01 is RGB 188, 191, 1 — HSL 61°, 99%, 38% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 99%, 25%.
What colors go with #BCBF01?
Its complement is #0401C1; analogous partners are #C16401 and #5EC101. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCBF01 for text?
Black text on #BCBF01 has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.