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#BCB159

#bcb159 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcb159 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.41% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 52.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.33°, with 42.49% saturation and 54.31% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.4286

Complementary

  1. #bcb159
  2. #5964bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb159
  2. #5995bc
  3. #7f59bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7f59
  2. #bcb159
  3. #95bc59

Triadic

  1. #bcb159
  2. #59bcb1
  3. #b159bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb159
  2. #64bc59
  3. #5964bc
  4. #b159bc

Square

  1. #bcb159
  2. #59bc7f
  3. #5964bc
  4. #bc5995

Monochromatic

  1. #585224
  2. #8f853a
  3. #bcb159
  4. #d2cb8f
  5. #e8e4c6

Shades

#bcb159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb159
  2. #a99f50
  3. #968e47
  4. #847c3e
  5. #716a35
  6. #5e592d
  7. #4b4724
  8. #38351b
  9. #262312
  10. #131209
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb159
  2. #c3b96a
  3. #c9c17a
  4. #d0c88b
  5. #d7d09b
  6. #ded8ac
  7. #e4e0bd
  8. #ebe8cd
  9. #f2efde
  10. #f8f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb159
  2. #b6ac5d
  3. #b0a761
  4. #aaa265
  5. #a49d69
  6. #9e996d
  7. #989470
  8. #928f74
  9. #8c8a78
  10. #86857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfac51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b15d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a79d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beae54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b15b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ab87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb159 {
  color: #bcb159;
}
Background
.bg-bcb159 {
  background-color: #bcb159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb159 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb159, #95bc59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 89 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.21 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.26 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.83 #434ea6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bcb159  rgb(188, 177, 89)  hsl(53, 42%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#5964bc  rgb(89, 100, 188)  hsl(233, 42%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#59bcb1  rgb(89, 188, 177)  hsl(173, 42%, 54%)  Verdigris
#b159bc  rgb(177, 89, 188)  hsl(293, 42%, 54%)  Medium Orchid