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#BFCA2C — Yellow

#BFCA2C 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 #BFCA2C 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.

#BFCA2C 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 #372CC9; it also sits naturally between #C9852C and #70C92C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCA2C · RGB 191, 202, 44

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Color values

HEX#BFCA2C
RGB191, 202, 44
HSL64°, 64%, 48%
HSV64°, 78%, 79%
CMYK5%, 0%, 78%, 21%
XYZ43.06, 53.50, 10.44
Yxy53.50, 0.4024, 0.5000
CIE-Lab78.17, -21.88, 70.82
Hunter Lab73.14, -19.31, 40.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 17%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BFCA2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFCA2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFCA2C

.text { color: #BFCA2C; }
.background { background-color: #BFCA2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCA2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 64%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCA2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCA2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCA2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCA2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFCA2C

#AEB828#9BA324#8B9220#777D1C#676D18#575C14#434710#34360C#202107#101104

Tints of #BFCA2C

#CAD43A#CFD84F#D4DC60#DAE175#DFE58A#E5EA9F#EBEEB4#EFF2C4#F5F7D9#FAFBEE

Tones of #BFCA2C

#B5BE37#ABB342#A2A84D#979B59#8D9064#84856F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #372CC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCA2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCA2C

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 #BFCA2C: ·

How #BFCA2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C452Deuteranopia · #C3C25BTritanopia · #C07077

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 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCA2C rather than the exact color:

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

#BBCB2E#BEC927#C2C52E#C3D02B#BFCF26#B9D02B#BED32C#C1C230#BCCD35#BBC12E#C0CA37#CACF27

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCA2B  ·  #BFCA2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCA2C?

#BFCA2C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 202, 44). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCA2C?

#BFCA2C is RGB 191, 202, 44 — HSL 64°, 64%, 48% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 78%, 21%.

What colors go with #BFCA2C?

Its complement is #372CC9; analogous partners are #C9852C and #70C92C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCA2C for text?

Black text on #BFCA2C has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.