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#BCAF07

#bcaf07 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcaf07 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.63% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 96.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.69°, with 92.82% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4137

Complementary

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #0714bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #076fbc
  3. #5507bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5507
  2. #bcaf07
  3. #6fbc07

Triadic

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #07bcaf
  3. #af07bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #14bc07
  3. #0714bc
  4. #af07bc

Square

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #07bc55
  3. #0714bc
  4. #bc076f

Monochromatic

  1. #292602
  2. #726a04
  3. #bcaf07
  4. #f6e719
  5. #f9ee63

Shades

#bcaf07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #a99e06
  3. #968c06
  4. #847b05
  5. #716904
  6. #5e5804
  7. #4b4603
  8. #383502
  9. #262301
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaf07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #c3b720
  3. #c9bf39
  4. #d0c751
  5. #d7cf6a
  6. #ded783
  7. #e4df9c
  8. #ebe7b5
  9. #f2efcd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaf07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaf07
  2. #b6aa13
  3. #b0a61f
  4. #aaa12b
  5. #a49c37
  6. #9e9844
  7. #989350
  8. #928e5c
  9. #8c8968
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1af19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaf07 {
  color: #bcaf07;
}
Background
.bg-bcaf07 {
  background-color: #bcaf07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaf07 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaf07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaf07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaf07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaf07, #6fbc07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaf07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 7 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.41 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.19 #4350f8 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcaf07  rgb(188, 175, 7)  hsl(56, 93%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0714bc  rgb(7, 20, 188)  hsl(236, 93%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#07bcaf  rgb(7, 188, 175)  hsl(176, 93%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#af07bc  rgb(175, 7, 188)  hsl(296, 93%, 38%)  Dark Orchid