Palettes / Colors / #BCBF0B

#BCBF0B — Vivid Yellow

#BCBF0B 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 #BCBF0B 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.

#BCBF0B 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 #0E0BC1; it also sits naturally between #C1690B and #63C10B. 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 75% · Blue 4%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 94% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBF0B

.text { color: #BCBF0B; }
.background { background-color: #BCBF0B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBF0B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 191, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 89%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBF0B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 191, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBF0B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 191, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBF0B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBF0B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E0BC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBF0B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCBF0B

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:

How #BCBF0B 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 #BCBF0B 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

← #BCBF0A  ·  #BCBF0C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBF0B?

#BCBF0B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 191, 11). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBF0B?

#BCBF0B is RGB 188, 191, 11 — HSL 61°, 89%, 40% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 94%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCBF0B?

Its complement is #0E0BC1; analogous partners are #C1690B and #63C10B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBF0B for text?

Black text on #BCBF0B has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.