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#BCA704

#bca704 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca704 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 65.49% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.17% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.15°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3834

Complementary

  1. #bca704
  2. #0419bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca704
  2. #0475bc
  3. #4b04bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4b04
  2. #bca704
  3. #75bc04

Triadic

  1. #bca704
  2. #04bca7
  3. #a704bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca704
  2. #19bc04
  3. #0419bc
  4. #a704bc

Square

  1. #bca704
  2. #04bc4b
  3. #0419bc
  4. #bc0475

Monochromatic

  1. #262201
  2. #716402
  3. #bca704
  4. #fae013
  5. #fcea5d

Shades

#bca704 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca704
  2. #a99604
  3. #968603
  4. #847503
  5. #716402
  6. #5e5402
  7. #4b4302
  8. #383201
  9. #262101
  10. #131100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca704 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca704
  2. #c3b01d
  3. #c9b936
  4. #d0c14f
  5. #d7ca68
  6. #ded382
  7. #e4dc9b
  8. #ebe5b4
  9. #f2edcd
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca704 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca704
  2. #b6a310
  3. #b09f1d
  4. #aa9b29
  5. #a49736
  6. #9e9442
  7. #98904e
  8. #928c5b
  9. #8c8867
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc998e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda915 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca704 {
  color: #bca704;
}
Background
.bg-bca704 {
  background-color: #bca704;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca704 {
  border: 2px solid #bca704;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca704;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 167 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca704 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca704, #75bc04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca704 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 167 4 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.26 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.53 #4358fb Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bca704  rgb(188, 167, 4)  hsl(53, 96%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0419bc  rgb(4, 25, 188)  hsl(233, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#04bca7  rgb(4, 188, 167)  hsl(173, 96%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a704bc  rgb(167, 4, 188)  hsl(293, 96%, 38%)  Dark Orchid