Palettes / Colors / #BFCA42
#BFCA42 — Yellow
#BFCA42 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 #BFCA42 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.
#BFCA42 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 #4F44CA; it also sits naturally between #CA9244 and #7CCA44. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCA42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 202, 66 |
| HSL | 65°, 56%, 53% |
| HSV | 65°, 67%, 79% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 67%, 21% |
| XYZ | 43.59, 53.71, 13.22 |
| Yxy | 53.71, 0.3944, 0.4860 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.29, -20.85, 63.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.29, -18.46, 38.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 26%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCA42
.text { color: #BFCA42; }
.background { background-color: #BFCA42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCA42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 56%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCA42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCA42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 66, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCA42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCA42">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4F44CA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCA42: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCA42
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 #BFCA42: ·
How #BFCA42 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 #BFCA42 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 #BFCA42?
#BFCA42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 202, 66). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCA42?
#BFCA42 is RGB 191, 202, 66 — HSL 65°, 56%, 53% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 67%, 21%.
What colors go with #BFCA42?
Its complement is #4F44CA; analogous partners are #CA9244 and #7CCA44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCA42 for text?
Black text on #BFCA42 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.