Palettes / Colors / #BDB232

#BDB232 — Yellow

#BDB232 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 #BDB232 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.

#BDB232 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #323EBD; it also sits naturally between #BD6C32 and #83BD32. 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 70% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 74% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDB232

.text { color: #BDB232; }
.background { background-color: #BDB232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 178, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 58%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 178, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 178, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #323EBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDB232: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDB232

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 #BDB232 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 #BDB232 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB232?

#BDB232 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 178, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB232?

#BDB232 is RGB 189, 178, 50 — HSL 55°, 58%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 74%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDB232?

Its complement is #323EBD; analogous partners are #BD6C32 and #83BD32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB232 for text?

Black text on #BDB232 has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.