Palettes / Colors / #BD9700

#BD9700 — Vivid Yellow

#BD9700 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BD9700 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 #0026BD; it also sits naturally between #BD3900 and #84BD00. 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 59% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 100% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BD9700

.text { color: #BD9700; }
.background { background-color: #BD9700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD9700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 151, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD9700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 151, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD9700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 151, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD9700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD9700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD9700

Tints of #BD9700

Tones of #BD9700

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0026BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD9700: #000000.

How #BD9700 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 #BD9700 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD96FF  ·  #BD9701 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD9700?

#BD9700 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 151, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD9700?

#BD9700 is RGB 189, 151, 0 — HSL 48°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 100%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD9700?

Its complement is #0026BD; analogous partners are #BD3900 and #84BD00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD9700 for text?

Black text on #BD9700 has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.