Palettes / Colors / #BDCA28
#BDCA28 — Yellow
#BDCA28 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BDCA28 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.
#BDCA28 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 #3528C8; it also sits naturally between #C88528 and #6AC828. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCA28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 202, 40 |
| HSL | 65°, 67%, 47% |
| HSV | 65°, 80%, 79% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 80%, 21% |
| XYZ | 42.49, 53.21, 10.04 |
| Yxy | 53.21, 0.4018, 0.5032 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.00, -22.86, 71.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.95, -20.10, 40.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 79% · Blue 16%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDCA28
.text { color: #BDCA28; }
.background { background-color: #BDCA28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCA28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 67%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCA28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCA28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 40, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCA28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCA28">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3528C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCA28: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCA28
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 #BDCA28: ·
How #BDCA28 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 #BDCA28 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 #BDCA28?
#BDCA28 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 202, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCA28?
#BDCA28 is RGB 189, 202, 40 — HSL 65°, 67%, 47% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 80%, 21%.
What colors go with #BDCA28?
Its complement is #3528C8; analogous partners are #C88528 and #6AC828. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCA28 for text?
Black text on #BDCA28 has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.