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#BCAC05

#bcac05 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcac05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 97.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 4.79.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4021

Complementary

  1. #bcac05
  2. #0515bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcac05
  2. #0571bc
  3. #5005bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5005
  2. #bcac05
  3. #71bc05

Triadic

  1. #bcac05
  2. #05bcac
  3. #ac05bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcac05
  2. #15bc05
  3. #0515bc
  4. #ac05bc

Square

  1. #bcac05
  2. #05bc50
  3. #0515bc
  4. #bc0571

Monochromatic

  1. #272401
  2. #716803
  3. #bcac05
  4. #f9e515
  5. #fbed5f

Shades

#bcac05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcac05
  2. #a99b05
  3. #968a04
  4. #847804
  5. #716703
  6. #5e5603
  7. #4b4502
  8. #383402
  9. #262201
  10. #131101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcac05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcac05
  2. #c3b41e
  3. #c9bd37
  4. #d0c550
  5. #d7cd69
  6. #ded682
  7. #e4de9b
  8. #ebe6b4
  9. #f2eecd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcac05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcac05
  2. #b6a811
  3. #b0a31e
  4. #aa9f2a
  5. #a49a36
  6. #9e9643
  7. #98924f
  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 #c0ad17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcac05 {
  color: #bcac05;
}
Background
.bg-bcac05 {
  background-color: #bcac05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcac05 {
  border: 2px solid #bcac05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcac05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 172 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcac05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcac05, #71bc05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcac05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 172 5 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.82 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.96 #4353fa Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcac05  rgb(188, 172, 5)  hsl(55, 95%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0515bc  rgb(5, 21, 188)  hsl(235, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#05bcac  rgb(5, 188, 172)  hsl(175, 95%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#ac05bc  rgb(172, 5, 188)  hsl(295, 95%, 38%)  Dark Orchid