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#BFCA2A — Yellow

#BFCA2A is a yellow color we call 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 #BFCA2A 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.

#BFCA2A 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 #342ACB; it also sits naturally between #CB852A and #70CB2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCA2A · RGB 191, 202, 42

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Color values

HEX#BFCA2A
RGB191, 202, 42
HSL64°, 66%, 48%
HSV64°, 79%, 79%
CMYK5%, 0%, 79%, 21%
XYZ43.02, 53.48, 10.25
Yxy53.48, 0.4030, 0.5010
CIE-Lab78.16, -21.95, 71.37
Hunter Lab73.13, -19.37, 40.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 16%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFCA2A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFCA2A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFCA2A

.text { color: #BFCA2A; }
.background { background-color: #BFCA2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCA2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCA2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCA2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCA2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCA2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFCA2A

#B0BA26#9CA522#8C941E#787F1A#686E17#585D13#44480F#34370B#202207#101103

Tints of #BFCA2A

#CCD638#D1DB4D#D6DE5E#DBE273#E0E788#E6EB9E#EBEFB3#F0F3C4#F5F7D9#FBFCEE

Tones of #BFCA2A

#B7C035#ACB441#A3A94C#989D58#8F9263#84856F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #342ACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCA2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCA2A

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 #BFCA2A: ·

How #BFCA2A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C451Deuteranopia · #C3C25ATritanopia · #C06F76

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCA2A rather than the exact color:

Honey Saffron
#E4373A · #C87B26 · #BEC927 · #60B827
Palette 6ca651
#6CA651 · #BBCB2E · #839705 · #6B7445
Crimson Ruby Twilight
#DDE87D · #D4E345 · #BFCF26 · #8D991E
Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251
Crystal Saffron
#CF3E38 · #D99B4B · #C3D02B · #88D256
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE

Similar colors

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

#BEC927#BBCB2E#BFCF26#C2C52E#C3D02B#B9D02B#BED32C#C1C230#BBC12E#BCCD35#C3C71F#CACF27

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCA29  ·  #BFCA2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCA2A?

#BFCA2A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 202, 42). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCA2A?

#BFCA2A is RGB 191, 202, 42 — HSL 64°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 79%, 21%.

What colors go with #BFCA2A?

Its complement is #342ACB; analogous partners are #CB852A and #70CB2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCA2A for text?

Black text on #BFCA2A has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.