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Yellow
#BCE038

Yellow (#BCE038) with RGB(188, 224, 56) and HSL(73, 73%, 55%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

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Active theme: Yellow
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#BCE038
RGB
rgb(188, 224, 56)
HSL
hsl(73, 73%, 55%)
HSV
hsv(73, 75%, 88%)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 0%, 75%, 12%)
Decimal
12378168
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
1.52:1
Aa
On black
13.86:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#1D2306#36420A#5A6E11#7E9A18#A2C71F#BCE038#CBE765#D7EC88#E4F3B0#F2F9D7
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
1.52:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
13.86:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#BCE038#5D38E0
#BCE038#38BCE0#E038BC
Analogous
Open palette
#E0B138#E0DA38#BCE038#92E038#68E038
Split complementary
Open palette
#BCE038#3868E0#B138E0
Tetradic
Open palette
#BCE038#38E0B1#5D38E0#E03868
Monochromatic
Open palette
#48580E#7E9A18#B4DD22#CBE765#E1F1A7
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Yellow (#BCE038) with RGB(188, 224, 56) and HSL(73, 73%, 55%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
limecoreneutralhex-bce038h-73s-73l-55
Region

Language

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Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Yellow */
color: #BCE038;
background-color: #BCE038;
border-color: #BCE038;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #bce03840;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#BCE038] text-[#BCE038] border-[#BCE038] ring-[#BCE038]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.878, blue: 0.220)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFBCE038)
Android XML
<color name="yellow">#BCE038</color>
React Native
{ color: '#BCE038' }
Social Media

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Yellow

#BCE038·rgb(188, 224, 56)

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Related colors

Nearby named colors

Goldenrod
#DAA520
Dark Khaki
#BDB76B
Green Yellow
#ADFF2F
Yellow Green
#9ACD32
Sandy Yellow
#E9C46A
Mustard
#FFDB58
About

About Yellow

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Yellow sits in the lime family with a core tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as balanced, restrained, and dependable.
Applications
Yellow (#BCE038) with RGB(188, 224, 56) and HSL(73, 73%, 55%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Lime
Tone
Core
Temperature
neutral
Keywords
lime, core, neutral, hex-bce038, h-73, s-73
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#BCE038
RGB
rgb(188, 224, 56)
HSL
hsl(73, 73%, 55%)
HSV
hsv(73, 75%, 88%)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 0%, 75%, 12%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#1D2306#36420A#5A6E11#7E9A18#A2C71F#BCE038#CBE765#D7EC88#E4F3B0#F2F9D7
900
#1D2306
800
#36420A
700
#5A6E11
600
#7E9A18
500
#A2C71F
400
#BCE038
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#BCE038#5D38E0
#BCE038#38BCE0#E038BC
Analogous
Open palette
#E0B138#E0DA38#BCE038#92E038#68E038
Split complementary
Open palette
#BCE038#3868E0#B138E0
Tetradic
Open palette
#BCE038#38E0B1#5D38E0#E03868
Monochromatic
Open palette
#48580E#7E9A18#B4DD22#CBE765#E1F1A7
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#CCCC61
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#CAC76A
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#BE8188
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
1.52:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
13.86:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Goldenrod
#DAA520
Dark Khaki
#BDB76B
Green Yellow
#ADFF2F
Yellow Green
#9ACD32
Sandy Yellow
#E9C46A
Mustard
#FFDB58
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Yellow
Closest standard CSS name to #BCE038 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-lime-core
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
lime-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #BCE038 as the core value.
HSL token
73 73% 55%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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Similarity score 45
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Greenery
Similarity score 60
Open
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Luxury Red
Similarity score 62
Open
luxuryclassicbold
Spring Flower
Similarity score 65
Open
vibrantspringfresh
SaaS
Similarity score 68
Open
vibrantmoderntech
Metro Rainbow
Similarity score 70
Open
vibrantboldrainbow
Citrus Mix
Similarity score 70
Open
vibrantwarmfruit
Evening Glow
Similarity score 70
Open
warmsunsetvibrant