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#BC9916

#bc9916 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9916 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.35°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3353

Complementary

  1. #bc9916
  2. #1639bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9916
  2. #168cbc
  3. #4616bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4616
  2. #bc9916
  3. #8cbc16

Triadic

  1. #bc9916
  2. #16bc99
  3. #9916bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9916
  2. #39bc16
  3. #1639bc
  4. #9916bc

Square

  1. #bc9916
  2. #16bc46
  3. #1639bc
  4. #bc168c

Monochromatic

  1. #332a06
  2. #78610e
  3. #bc9916
  4. #e8c237
  5. #f0d77b

Shades

#bc9916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9916
  2. #a98a14
  3. #967a12
  4. #846b0f
  5. #715c0d
  6. #5e4d0b
  7. #4b3d09
  8. #382e07
  9. #261f04
  10. #130f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9916
  2. #c3a32d
  3. #c9ad45
  4. #d0b85c
  5. #d7c273
  6. #decc8b
  7. #e4d6a2
  8. #ebe0b9
  9. #f2ebd0
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9916
  2. #b69721
  3. #b0942b
  4. #aa9236
  5. #a48f40
  6. #9e8d4b
  7. #988a56
  8. #928860
  9. #8c856b
  10. #868375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69168 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9916 {
  color: #bc9916;
}
Background
.bg-bc9916 {
  background-color: #bc9916;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9916 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 153 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9916, #8cbc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 153 22 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.01 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.43 #4366e9 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bc9916  rgb(188, 153, 22)  hsl(47, 79%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#1639bc  rgb(22, 57, 188)  hsl(227, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#16bc99  rgb(22, 188, 153)  hsl(167, 79%, 41%)  Mint
#9916bc  rgb(153, 22, 188)  hsl(287, 79%, 41%)  Dark Violet