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#BCB105

#bcb105 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb105 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 97.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.39°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 5.24.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4215

Complementary

  1. #bcb105
  2. #0510bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb105
  2. #056cbc
  3. #5505bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5505
  2. #bcb105
  3. #6cbc05

Triadic

  1. #bcb105
  2. #05bcb1
  3. #b105bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb105
  2. #10bc05
  3. #0510bc
  4. #b105bc

Square

  1. #bcb105
  2. #05bc55
  3. #0510bc
  4. #bc056c

Monochromatic

  1. #272501
  2. #716b03
  3. #bcb105
  4. #f9eb15
  5. #fbf15f

Shades

#bcb105 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb105
  2. #a99f05
  3. #968e04
  4. #847c04
  5. #716a03
  6. #5e5903
  7. #4b4702
  8. #383502
  9. #262301
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb105 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb105
  2. #c3b91e
  3. #c9c137
  4. #d0c850
  5. #d7d069
  6. #ded882
  7. #e4e09b
  8. #ebe8b4
  9. #f2efcd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb105 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb105
  2. #b6ac11
  3. #b0a71e
  4. #aaa22a
  5. #a49d36
  6. #9e9943
  7. #98944f
  8. #928f5b
  9. #8c8a67
  10. #868574
  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 #c6b020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb105 {
  color: #bcb105;
}
Background
.bg-bcb105 {
  background-color: #bcb105;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb105 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb105;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb105;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb105 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb105, #6cbc05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb105 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 5 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.53 #434efa Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb105  rgb(188, 177, 5)  hsl(56, 95%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0510bc  rgb(5, 16, 188)  hsl(236, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#05bcb1  rgb(5, 188, 177)  hsl(176, 95%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b105bc  rgb(177, 5, 188)  hsl(296, 95%, 38%)  Dark Orchid