Palettes / Colors / #BDA72E

#BDA72E — Yellow

#BDA72E 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 #BDA72E 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.

#BDA72E 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 #2E43BD; it also sits naturally between #BD602E and #8BBD2E. 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 65% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDA72E

.text { color: #BDA72E; }
.background { background-color: #BDA72E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDA72E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 167, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDA72E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 167, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDA72E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 167, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDA72E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDA72E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDA72E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E43BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDA72E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDA72E

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 #BDA72E 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 #BDA72E 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

← #BDA72D  ·  #BDA72F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDA72E?

#BDA72E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 167, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDA72E?

#BDA72E is RGB 189, 167, 46 — HSL 51°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDA72E?

Its complement is #2E43BD; analogous partners are #BD602E and #8BBD2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDA72E for text?

Black text on #BDA72E has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.