Palettes / Colors / #BFBC01
#BFBC01 — Vivid Yellow
#BFBC01 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 #BFBC01 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.
#BFBC01 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 #0104C1; it also sits naturally between #C15E01 and #64C101. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFBC01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 188, 1 |
| HSL | 59°, 99%, 38% |
| HSV | 59°, 99%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 99%, 25% |
| XYZ | 39.47, 47.04, 7.03 |
| Yxy | 47.04, 0.4220, 0.5029 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.22, -15.83, 75.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.59, -13.85, 39.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 99% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFBC01
.text { color: #BFBC01; }
.background { background-color: #BFBC01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBC01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 188, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 99%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBC01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 188, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBC01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 188, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFBC01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBC01">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFBC01
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0104C1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFBC01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBC01
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 #BFBC01: ·
How #BFBC01 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 #BFBC01 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 #BFBC01?
#BFBC01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 188, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBC01?
#BFBC01 is RGB 191, 188, 1 — HSL 59°, 99%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 99%, 25%.
What colors go with #BFBC01?
Its complement is #0104C1; analogous partners are #C15E01 and #64C101. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFBC01 for text?
Black text on #BFBC01 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.