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#BCB007

#bcb007 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb007 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 96.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.02°, 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4176

Complementary

  1. #bcb007
  2. #0713bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb007
  2. #076ebc
  3. #5607bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5607
  2. #bcb007
  3. #6ebc07

Triadic

  1. #bcb007
  2. #07bcb0
  3. #b007bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb007
  2. #13bc07
  3. #0713bc
  4. #b007bc

Square

  1. #bcb007
  2. #07bc56
  3. #0713bc
  4. #bc076e

Monochromatic

  1. #292602
  2. #726b04
  3. #bcb007
  4. #f6e819
  5. #f9ef63

Shades

#bcb007 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb007
  2. #a99e06
  3. #968d06
  4. #847b05
  5. #716a04
  6. #5e5804
  7. #4b4603
  8. #383502
  9. #262301
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb007 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb007
  2. #c3b820
  3. #c9c039
  4. #d0c851
  5. #d7d06a
  6. #ded883
  7. #e4df9c
  8. #ebe7b5
  9. #f2efcd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb007 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb007
  2. #b6ab13
  3. #b0a61f
  4. #aaa22b
  5. #a49d37
  6. #9e9844
  7. #989350
  8. #928e5c
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb007 {
  color: #bcb007;
}
Background
.bg-bcb007 {
  background-color: #bcb007;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb007 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb007;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb007;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb007 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb007, #6ebc07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb007 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 7 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.99 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.35 #434ff8 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb007  rgb(188, 176, 7)  hsl(56, 93%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0713bc  rgb(7, 19, 188)  hsl(236, 93%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#07bcb0  rgb(7, 188, 176)  hsl(176, 93%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b007bc  rgb(176, 7, 188)  hsl(296, 93%, 38%)  Dark Orchid