Palettes / Colors / #BDA714
#BDA714 — Vivid Yellow
#BDA714 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 #BDA714 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.
#BDA714 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 #142ABD; it also sits naturally between #BD5214 and #7FBD14. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDA714 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 167, 20 |
| HSL | 52°, 81%, 41% |
| HSV | 52°, 89%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 89%, 26% |
| XYZ | 34.93, 38.51, 6.25 |
| Yxy | 38.51, 0.4383, 0.4832 |
| CIE-Lab | 68.39, -5.61, 68.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.05, -4.88, 35.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 65% · Blue 8%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 89% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDA714
.text { color: #BDA714; }
.background { background-color: #BDA714; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDA714; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 167, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 81%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDA714; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 167, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDA714; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 167, 20, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDA714">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDA714">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #142ABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDA714: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDA714
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 #BDA714: ·
How #BDA714 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 #BDA714 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 #BDA714?
#BDA714 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 167, 20). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDA714?
#BDA714 is RGB 189, 167, 20 — HSL 52°, 81%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 89%, 26%.
What colors go with #BDA714?
Its complement is #142ABD; analogous partners are #BD5214 and #7FBD14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDA714 for text?
Black text on #BDA714 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.