Palettes / Colors / #BCBF18

#BCBF18 — Vivid Yellow

#BCBF18 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBF18 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 #1A18BF; it also sits naturally between #BF6E18 and #68BF18. 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 9%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBF18

.text { color: #BCBF18; }
.background { background-color: #BCBF18; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBF18; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 191, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 78%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBF18; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 191, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBF18; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 191, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBF18">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBF18">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCBF18

Tints of #BCBF18

Tones of #BCBF18

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1A18BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBF18: #000000.

How #BCBF18 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 #BCBF18 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

← #BCBF17  ·  #BCBF19 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBF18?

#BCBF18 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 191, 24). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBF18?

#BCBF18 is RGB 188, 191, 24 — HSL 61°, 78%, 42% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 87%, 25%.

What colors go with #BCBF18?

Its complement is #1A18BF; analogous partners are #BF6E18 and #68BF18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBF18 for text?

Black text on #BCBF18 has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.