Palettes / Colors / #BDA027

#BDA027 — Yellow

#BDA027 is a yellow color we call 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 #BDA027 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.

#BDA027 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 #2745BE; it also sits naturally between #BE5427 and #91BE27. 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 63% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 79% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDA027

.text { color: #BDA027; }
.background { background-color: #BDA027; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDA027; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 160, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 66%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDA027; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 160, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDA027; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 160, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDA027">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDA027">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDA027

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2745BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDA027: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDA027

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 #BDA027 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 #BDA027 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

← #BDA026  ·  #BDA028 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDA027?

#BDA027 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 160, 39). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDA027?

#BDA027 is RGB 189, 160, 39 — HSL 48°, 66%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 79%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDA027?

Its complement is #2745BE; analogous partners are #BE5427 and #91BE27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDA027 for text?

Black text on #BDA027 has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.