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#BCA601

#bca601 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca601 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 65.1% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.7% magenta, 99.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 52.94°, with 98.94% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3797

Complementary

  1. #bca601
  2. #0117bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca601
  2. #0175bc
  3. #4801bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4801
  2. #bca601
  3. #75bc01

Triadic

  1. #bca601
  2. #01bca6
  3. #a601bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca601
  2. #17bc01
  3. #0117bc
  4. #a601bc

Square

  1. #bca601
  2. #01bc48
  3. #0117bc
  4. #bc0175

Monochromatic

  1. #242000
  2. #706301
  3. #bca601
  4. #fee10c
  5. #feeb58

Shades

#bca601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca601
  2. #a99501
  3. #968501
  4. #847401
  5. #716401
  6. #5e5301
  7. #4b4200
  8. #383200
  9. #262100
  10. #131100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca601
  2. #c3af1a
  3. #c9b834
  4. #d0c14d
  5. #d7ca67
  6. #ded380
  7. #e4db99
  8. #ebe4b3
  9. #f2edcc
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca601
  2. #b6a20e
  3. #b09e1a
  4. #aa9b27
  5. #a49734
  6. #9e9341
  7. #988f4d
  8. #928b5a
  9. #8c8867
  10. #868473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bea91b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc988d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda813 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca601 {
  color: #bca601;
}
Background
.bg-bca601 {
  background-color: #bca601;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca601 {
  border: 2px solid #bca601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 166 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca601, #75bc01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 166 1 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.74 #4359fe Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bca601  rgb(188, 166, 1)  hsl(53, 99%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0117bc  rgb(1, 23, 188)  hsl(233, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#01bca6  rgb(1, 188, 166)  hsl(173, 99%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a601bc  rgb(166, 1, 188)  hsl(293, 99%, 37%)  Dark Orchid