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#BCBB00 closest to Lush Bamboo

#BCBB00 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Lush Bamboo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(188, 187, 0)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 100% yellow and 26% black. #BCBB00 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.25:1.

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Variations of #BCBB00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBB00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BCBB0000BCBBBB00BC
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBB00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBB00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDB721
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBB300
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8B500
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDB721
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8B817
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CAAE9F
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B66F
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B79F

#BCBB00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#BCBB00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.25:1 Very good#BCBB00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBB00 in CSS

/* Lush Bamboo */
.color { color: #BCBB00; }
.background { background-color: #BCBB00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBB00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 0);
color: hsl(60 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.768 0.167 109.4);

#BCBB00 FAQ

What color is #BCBB00?

#BCBB00 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Lush Bamboo. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBB00?

#BCBB00 is rgb(188, 187, 0) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBB00?

The complementary color of #BCBB00 is #0001BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBB00?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBB00: 10.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBB00 a warm or cool color?

#BCBB00 is a warm color.