Palettes / Colors / #BFAA22
#BFAA22 — Yellow
#BFAA22 is a yellow color we call 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 #BFAA22 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.
#BFAA22 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 #2237BF; it also sits naturally between #BF5B22 and #85BF22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFAA22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 170, 34 |
| HSL | 52°, 70%, 44% |
| HSV | 52°, 82%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 82%, 25% |
| XYZ | 36.15, 39.94, 7.32 |
| Yxy | 39.94, 0.4334, 0.4789 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.43, -5.96, 65.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.20, -5.20, 35.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 67% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 82% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFAA22
.text { color: #BFAA22; }
.background { background-color: #BFAA22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFAA22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 170, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 70%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFAA22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 170, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFAA22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 170, 34, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFAA22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFAA22">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2237BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFAA22: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFAA22
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 #BFAA22: ·
How #BFAA22 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 #BFAA22 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 #BFAA22?
#BFAA22 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 170, 34). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFAA22?
#BFAA22 is RGB 191, 170, 34 — HSL 52°, 70%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 82%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFAA22?
Its complement is #2237BF; analogous partners are #BF5B22 and #85BF22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFAA22 for text?
Black text on #BFAA22 has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.