Palettes / Colors / #BDCD03
#BDCD03 — Vivid Yellow
#BDCD03 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 #BDCD03 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.
#BDCD03 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 #1403CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7903 and #58CE03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCD03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 205, 3 |
| HSL | 65°, 97%, 41% |
| HSV | 65°, 99%, 80% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 99%, 20% |
| XYZ | 42.83, 54.49, 8.35 |
| Yxy | 54.49, 0.4054, 0.5157 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.75, -25.04, 78.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.82, -22.00, 42.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 1%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDCD03
.text { color: #BDCD03; }
.background { background-color: #BDCD03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCD03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCD03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCD03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCD03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCD03">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDCD03
Tints of #BDCD03
Tones of #BDCD03
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1403CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCD03: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCD03
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 #BDCD03: ·
How #BDCD03 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 #BDCD03 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 #BDCD03?
#BDCD03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 189, 205, 3). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCD03?
#BDCD03 is RGB 189, 205, 3 — HSL 65°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 99%, 20%.
What colors go with #BDCD03?
Its complement is #1403CE; analogous partners are #CE7903 and #58CE03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCD03 for text?
Black text on #BDCD03 has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.