Palettes / Colors / #BDB40F
#BDB40F — Vivid Yellow
#BDB40F 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 #BDB40F 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.
#BDB40F 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 #0F18BD; it also sits naturally between #BD5D0F and #6FBD0F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDB40F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 180, 15 |
| HSL | 57°, 85%, 40% |
| HSV | 57°, 92%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 92%, 26% |
| XYZ | 37.39, 43.50, 6.88 |
| Yxy | 43.50, 0.4261, 0.4956 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.89, -12.46, 71.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.95, -10.85, 37.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 71% · Blue 6%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 92% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDB40F
.text { color: #BDB40F; }
.background { background-color: #BDB40F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB40F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 180, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 85%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB40F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 180, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB40F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 180, 15, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDB40F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB40F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDB40F
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Tones of #BDB40F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0F18BD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDB40F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDB40F
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 #BDB40F: ·
How #BDB40F 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 #BDB40F 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 #BDB40F?
#BDB40F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 180, 15). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB40F?
#BDB40F is RGB 189, 180, 15 — HSL 57°, 85%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 92%, 26%.
What colors go with #BDB40F?
Its complement is #0F18BD; analogous partners are #BD5D0F and #6FBD0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDB40F for text?
Black text on #BDB40F has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.