Palettes / Colors / #BFA231

#BFA231 — Yellow

#BFA231 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BFA231 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 #314DBF; it also sits naturally between #BF5C31 and #94BF31. 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 75% · Green 64% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 74% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFA231

.text { color: #BFA231; }
.background { background-color: #BFA231; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFA231; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 162, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 59%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFA231; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 162, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFA231; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 162, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFA231">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFA231">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #314DBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFA231: #000000.

How #BFA231 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 #BFA231 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 #BFA231?

#BFA231 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 162, 49). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFA231?

#BFA231 is RGB 191, 162, 49 — HSL 48°, 59%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 74%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFA231?

Its complement is #314DBF; analogous partners are #BF5C31 and #94BF31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFA231 for text?

Black text on #BFA231 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.