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#BCB100

#bcb100 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb100 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.41% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 100% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.49°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4214

Complementary

  1. #bcb100
  2. #000bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb100
  2. #0069bc
  3. #5300bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5300
  2. #bcb100
  3. #69bc00

Triadic

  1. #bcb100
  2. #00bcb1
  3. #b100bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb100
  2. #0bbc00
  3. #000bbc
  4. #b100bc

Square

  1. #bcb100
  2. #00bc53
  3. #000bbc
  4. #bc0069

Monochromatic

  1. #232100
  2. #6f6900
  3. #bcb100
  4. #fff109
  5. #fff556

Shades

#bcb100 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb100
  2. #a99f00
  3. #968e00
  4. #847c00
  5. #716a00
  6. #5e5900
  7. #4b4700
  8. #383500
  9. #262300
  10. #131200
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb100 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb100
  2. #c3b91a
  3. #c9c133
  4. #d0c84d
  5. #d7d066
  6. #ded880
  7. #e4e099
  8. #ebe8b3
  9. #f2efcc
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb100 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb100
  2. #b6ac0d
  3. #b0a71a
  4. #aaa226
  5. #a49d33
  6. #9e9940
  7. #98944d
  8. #928f5a
  9. #8c8a66
  10. #868573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b116 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb100 {
  color: #bcb100;
}
Background
.bg-bcb100 {
  background-color: #bcb100;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb100 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb100;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb100;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb100 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb100, #69bc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb100 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.56 #434eff Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb100  rgb(188, 177, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 37%)  Old Gold
#000bbc  rgb(0, 11, 188)  hsl(236, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#00bcb1  rgb(0, 188, 177)  hsl(176, 100%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#b100bc  rgb(177, 0, 188)  hsl(296, 100%, 37%)  Dark Orchid