Palettes / Colors / #BFB41B

#BFB41B — Yellow

#BFB41B 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 #BFB41B 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.

#BFB41B 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 #1B26C0; it also sits naturally between #C0631B and #79C01B. 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 71% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 86% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFB41B

.text { color: #BFB41B; }
.background { background-color: #BFB41B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB41B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 180, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 75%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB41B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 180, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB41B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 180, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB41B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB41B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFB41B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B26C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB41B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFB41B

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:

How #BFB41B 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 #BFB41B 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

← #BFB41A  ·  #BFB41C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB41B?

#BFB41B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 180, 27). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB41B?

#BFB41B is RGB 191, 180, 27 — HSL 56°, 75%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 86%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB41B?

Its complement is #1B26C0; analogous partners are #C0631B and #79C01B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB41B for text?

Black text on #BFB41B has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.