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#BC9905

#bc9905 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9905 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 97.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.52°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3348

Complementary

  1. #bc9905
  2. #0528bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9905
  2. #0584bc
  3. #3d05bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3d05
  2. #bc9905
  3. #84bc05

Triadic

  1. #bc9905
  2. #05bc99
  3. #9905bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9905
  2. #28bc05
  3. #0528bc
  4. #9905bc

Square

  1. #bc9905
  2. #05bc3d
  3. #0528bc
  4. #bc0584

Monochromatic

  1. #272001
  2. #715c03
  3. #bc9905
  4. #f9cd15
  5. #fbdd5f

Shades

#bc9905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9905
  2. #a98a05
  3. #967a04
  4. #846b04
  5. #715c03
  6. #5e4d03
  7. #4b3d02
  8. #382e02
  9. #261f01
  10. #130f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9905
  2. #c3a31e
  3. #c9ad37
  4. #d0b850
  5. #d7c269
  6. #decc82
  7. #e4d69b
  8. #ebe0b4
  9. #f2ebcd
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9905
  2. #b69711
  3. #b0941e
  4. #aa922a
  5. #a48f36
  6. #9e8d43
  7. #988a4f
  8. #92885b
  9. #8c8567
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79e12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9905 {
  color: #bc9905;
}
Background
.bg-bc9905 {
  background-color: #bc9905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9905 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 153 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9905, #84bc05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 153 5 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.54 #4366fa Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bc9905  rgb(188, 153, 5)  hsl(49, 95%, 38%)  Metallic Gold
#0528bc  rgb(5, 40, 188)  hsl(229, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#05bc99  rgb(5, 188, 153)  hsl(169, 95%, 38%)  Mint
#9905bc  rgb(153, 5, 188)  hsl(289, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet