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#BFAA07 — Vivid Yellow

#BFAA07 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #BFAA07 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.

#BFAA07 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 #071DC0; it also sits naturally between #C04E07 and #79C007. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFAA07 · RGB 191, 170, 7

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Color values

HEX#BFAA07
RGB191, 170, 7
HSL53°, 93%, 39%
HSV53°, 96%, 75%
CMYK0%, 11%, 96%, 25%
XYZ35.90, 39.84, 6.00
Yxy39.84, 0.4392, 0.4874
CIE-Lab69.36, -6.49, 71.06
Hunter Lab63.12, -5.66, 36.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 96% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFAA07 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFAA07 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFAA07

.text { color: #BFAA07; }
.background { background-color: #BFAA07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAA07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 170, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 93%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAA07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 170, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAA07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 170, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFAA07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAA07">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFAA07

#B19D06#9D8C06#8F7F05#7B6D04#6C6004#594F03#4A4203#363002#272301#141101

Tints of #BFAA07

#DDC508#F6DA09#F7DF26#F8E344#F9E862#FAEB7A#FBF098#FCF4B5#FDF8CE#FEFCEB

Tones of #BFAA07

#B3A014#A59622#988C2F#8B823C#7E7849#706D57

Color harmonies

Complementary — #071DC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.34:1 Fails
Against black text8.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFAA07: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAA07

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFAA07: ·

How #BFAA07 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B6B62EDeuteranopia · #B7B938Tritanopia · #BE4E54

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFAA07 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Misty Saffron
#772A12 · #CAA016 · #94C913 · #2C8A16
Dreamy Marble
#C9A119 · #658D14 · #185810 · #1EB662
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BFA815#B4AD13#B3B011#CAA016#C9A119#BAB31C#C69D1A#CDB519#BAAA20#AC9C12#D09913#CAB31E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFAA06  ·  #BFAA08 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFAA07?

#BFAA07 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 170, 7). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAA07?

#BFAA07 is RGB 191, 170, 7 — HSL 53°, 93%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 96%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFAA07?

Its complement is #071DC0; analogous partners are #C04E07 and #79C007. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFAA07 for text?

Black text on #BFAA07 has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.