Palettes / Colors / #BFDB0A

#BFDB0A — Vivid Yellow

#BFDB0A 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 #BFDB0A 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.

#BFDB0A 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 #260ADB; it also sits naturally between #DB8F0A and #57DB0A. 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 86% · Blue 4%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDB0A

.text { color: #BFDB0A; }
.background { background-color: #BFDB0A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDB0A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 219, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 91%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDB0A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 219, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDB0A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 219, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDB0A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDB0A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFDB0A

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Tones of #BFDB0A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #260ADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDB0A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDB0A

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 #BFDB0A 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 #BFDB0A 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

← #BFDB09  ·  #BFDB0B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDB0A?

#BFDB0A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 219, 10). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDB0A?

#BFDB0A is RGB 191, 219, 10 — HSL 68°, 91%, 45% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 95%, 14%.

What colors go with #BFDB0A?

Its complement is #260ADB; analogous partners are #DB8F0A and #57DB0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDB0A for text?

Black text on #BFDB0A has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.