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#BCAE1C

#bcae1c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcae1c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.24% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.4105

Complementary

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #1c2abc

Split complementary

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #1c7abc
  3. #5e1cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc5e1c
  2. #bcae1c
  3. #7abc1c

Triadic

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #1cbcae
  3. #ae1cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #2abc1c
  3. #1c2abc
  4. #ae1cbc

Square

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #1cbc5e
  3. #1c2abc
  4. #bc1c7a

Monochromatic

  1. #373308
  2. #797012
  3. #bcae1c
  4. #e3d542
  5. #ede484

Shades

#bcae1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #a99d19
  3. #968b16
  4. #847a14
  5. #716811
  6. #5e570e
  7. #4b460b
  8. #383408
  9. #262306
  10. #131103
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcae1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #c3b633
  3. #c9be49
  4. #d0c660
  5. #d7ce77
  6. #ded78e
  7. #e4dfa4
  8. #ebe7bb
  9. #f2efd2
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcae1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcae1c
  2. #b6a926
  3. #b0a530
  4. #aaa03a
  5. #a49c44
  6. #9e974e
  7. #989258
  8. #928e62
  9. #8c896c
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beaa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ae25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcae1c {
  color: #bcae1c;
}
Background
.bg-bcae1c {
  background-color: #bcae1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcae1c {
  border: 2px solid #bcae1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcae1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 174 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcae1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcae1c, #7abc1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcae1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 174 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.86 #4351e3 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcae1c  rgb(188, 174, 28)  hsl(55, 74%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1c2abc  rgb(28, 42, 188)  hsl(235, 74%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#1cbcae  rgb(28, 188, 174)  hsl(175, 74%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#ae1cbc  rgb(174, 28, 188)  hsl(295, 74%, 42%)  Dark Orchid