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#BCB00A

#bcb00a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 94.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.96°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.04.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4176

Complementary

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #0a16bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #0a6fbc
  3. #570abc

Analogous

  1. #bc570a
  2. #bcb00a
  3. #6fbc0a

Triadic

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #0abcb0
  3. #b00abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #16bc0a
  3. #0a16bc
  4. #b00abc

Square

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #0abc57
  3. #0a16bc
  4. #bc0a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2802
  2. #736c06
  3. #bcb00a
  4. #f3e51f
  5. #f7ed68

Shades

#bcb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #a99e09
  3. #968d08
  4. #847b07
  5. #716a06
  6. #5e5805
  7. #4b4604
  8. #383503
  9. #262302
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #c3b823
  3. #c9c03b
  4. #d0c854
  5. #d7d06c
  6. #ded885
  7. #e4df9d
  8. #ebe7b6
  9. #f2efce
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb00a
  2. #b6ab16
  3. #b0a622
  4. #aaa22d
  5. #a49d39
  6. #9e9845
  7. #989351
  8. #928e5d
  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 #c5b022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b01a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb00a {
  color: #bcb00a;
}
Background
.bg-bcb00a {
  background-color: #bcb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb00a {
  border: 2px solid #bcb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb00a, #6fbc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.60 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.33 #434ff5 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb00a  rgb(188, 176, 10)  hsl(56, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a16bc  rgb(10, 22, 188)  hsl(236, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abcb0  rgb(10, 188, 176)  hsl(176, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b00abc  rgb(176, 10, 188)  hsl(296, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid