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#BCB014

#bcb014 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb014 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 89.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4179

Complementary

  1. #bcb014
  2. #1420bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb014
  2. #1474bc
  3. #5c14bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5c14
  2. #bcb014
  3. #74bc14

Triadic

  1. #bcb014
  2. #14bcb0
  3. #b014bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb014
  2. #20bc14
  3. #1420bc
  4. #b014bc

Square

  1. #bcb014
  2. #14bc5c
  3. #1420bc
  4. #bc1474

Monochromatic

  1. #322f05
  2. #776f0d
  3. #bcb014
  4. #e9dc33
  5. #f1e878

Shades

#bcb014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb014
  2. #a99e12
  3. #968d10
  4. #847b0e
  5. #716a0c
  6. #5e580a
  7. #4b4608
  8. #383506
  9. #262304
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb014
  2. #c3b82c
  3. #c9c043
  4. #d0c85b
  5. #d7d072
  6. #ded88a
  7. #e4dfa1
  8. #ebe7b9
  9. #f2efd0
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb014
  2. #b6ab1f
  3. #b0a62a
  4. #aaa234
  5. #a49d3f
  6. #9e984a
  7. #989355
  8. #928e60
  9. #8c8a6a
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ae8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b026 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb014 {
  color: #bcb014;
}
Background
.bg-bcb014 {
  background-color: #bcb014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb014 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb014, #74bc14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.89 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.26 #434feb Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb014  rgb(188, 176, 20)  hsl(56, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#1420bc  rgb(20, 32, 188)  hsl(236, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#14bcb0  rgb(20, 188, 176)  hsl(176, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b014bc  rgb(176, 20, 188)  hsl(296, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid