Palettes / Colors / #BFDA15

#BFDA15 — Vivid Yellow

#BFDA15 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #BFDA15 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.

#BFDA15 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 #3016DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9216 and #5EDA16. 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 85% · Blue 8%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 90% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDA15

.text { color: #BFDA15; }
.background { background-color: #BFDA15; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDA15; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 218, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 82%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDA15; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 218, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDA15; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 218, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDA15">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDA15">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFDA15

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Tones of #BFDA15

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3016DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDA15: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDA15

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 #BFDA15 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 #BFDA15 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

← #BFDA14  ·  #BFDA16 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDA15?

#BFDA15 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 218, 21). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDA15?

#BFDA15 is RGB 191, 218, 21 — HSL 68°, 82%, 47% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 90%, 15%.

What colors go with #BFDA15?

Its complement is #3016DA; analogous partners are #DA9216 and #5EDA16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDA15 for text?

Black text on #BFDA15 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.