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#BCAA56

#bcaa56 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcaa56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.67% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.4011

Complementary

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #5668bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #569bbc
  3. #7756bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7756
  2. #bcaa56
  3. #9bbc56

Triadic

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #56bcaa
  3. #aa56bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #68bc56
  3. #5668bc
  4. #aa56bc

Square

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #56bc77
  3. #5668bc
  4. #bc569b

Monochromatic

  1. #574d22
  2. #8d7e38
  3. #bcaa56
  4. #d2c68d
  5. #e7e1c4

Shades

#bcaa56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #a9994d
  3. #968845
  4. #84773c
  5. #716634
  6. #5e552b
  7. #4b4422
  8. #38331a
  9. #262211
  10. #131109
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaa56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #c3b367
  3. #c9bb78
  4. #d0c489
  5. #d7cc9a
  6. #ded5ab
  7. #e4ddbb
  8. #ebe6cc
  9. #f2eedd
  10. #f8f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaa56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaa56
  2. #b6a65a
  3. #b0a25e
  4. #aa9d63
  5. #a49967
  6. #9e956b
  7. #98916f
  8. #928d73
  9. #8c8878
  10. #86847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1aa90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a64e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdad5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c99f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa851 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdac58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaa56 {
  color: #bcaa56;
}
Background
.bg-bcaa56 {
  background-color: #bcaa56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaa56 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaa56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaa56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 170 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaa56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaa56, #9bbc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaa56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 170 86 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.99 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.06 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.45 #4355a9 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bcaa56  rgb(188, 170, 86)  hsl(49, 43%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#5668bc  rgb(86, 104, 188)  hsl(229, 43%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#56bcaa  rgb(86, 188, 170)  hsl(169, 43%, 54%)  Verdigris
#aa56bc  rgb(170, 86, 188)  hsl(289, 43%, 54%)  Medium Orchid