Palettes / Colors / #BFC342

#BFC342 — Muted Yellow

#BFC342 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BFC342 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.

#BFC342 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 #4541C3; it also sits naturally between #C38641 and #7EC341. 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 76% · Blue 26%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC342

.text { color: #BFC342; }
.background { background-color: #BFC342; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC342; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 195, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 52%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC342; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 195, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC342; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 195, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC342">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC342">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4541C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC342: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC342

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 #BFC342 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 #BFC342 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 #BFC342?

#BFC342 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 195, 66). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC342?

#BFC342 is RGB 191, 195, 66 — HSL 62°, 52%, 51% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 66%, 24%.

What colors go with #BFC342?

Its complement is #4541C3; analogous partners are #C38641 and #7EC341. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC342 for text?

Black text on #BFC342 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.