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#BCAC03

#bcac03 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcac03 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.45% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 98.4% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.81°, with 96.86% saturation and 37.45% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.402

Complementary

  1. #bcac03
  2. #0313bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcac03
  2. #036fbc
  3. #4f03bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4f03
  2. #bcac03
  3. #6fbc03

Triadic

  1. #bcac03
  2. #03bcac
  3. #ac03bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcac03
  2. #13bc03
  3. #0313bc
  4. #ac03bc

Square

  1. #bcac03
  2. #03bc4f
  3. #0313bc
  4. #bc036f

Monochromatic

  1. #252201
  2. #716702
  3. #bcac03
  4. #fbe710
  5. #fcee5c

Shades

#bcac03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcac03
  2. #a99b03
  3. #968a02
  4. #847802
  5. #716702
  6. #5e5602
  7. #4b4501
  8. #383401
  9. #262201
  10. #131100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcac03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcac03
  2. #c3b41c
  3. #c9bd35
  4. #d0c54f
  5. #d7cd68
  6. #ded681
  7. #e4de9a
  8. #ebe6b3
  9. #f2eecd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcac03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcac03
  2. #b6a810
  3. #b0a31c
  4. #aa9f29
  5. #a49a35
  6. #9e9642
  7. #98924e
  8. #928d5b
  9. #8c8967
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1ab87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ad16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcac03 {
  color: #bcac03;
}
Background
.bg-bcac03 {
  background-color: #bcac03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcac03 {
  border: 2px solid #bcac03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcac03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 172 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcac03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcac03, #6fbc03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcac03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 172 3 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.01 #4353fc Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcac03  rgb(188, 172, 3)  hsl(55, 97%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0313bc  rgb(3, 19, 188)  hsl(235, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#03bcac  rgb(3, 188, 172)  hsl(175, 97%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#ac03bc  rgb(172, 3, 188)  hsl(295, 97%, 37%)  Dark Orchid