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#BCB206

#bcb206 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb206 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.8% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.32% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.7°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #bcb206
  2. #0610bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb206
  2. #066bbc
  3. #5706bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5706
  2. #bcb206
  3. #6bbc06

Triadic

  1. #bcb206
  2. #06bcb2
  3. #b206bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb206
  2. #10bc06
  3. #0610bc
  4. #b206bc

Square

  1. #bcb206
  2. #06bc57
  3. #0610bc
  4. #bc066b

Monochromatic

  1. #282601
  2. #726c04
  3. #bcb206
  4. #f8eb17
  5. #faf261

Shades

#bcb206 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb206
  2. #a9a005
  3. #968e05
  4. #847d04
  5. #716b04
  6. #5e5903
  7. #4b4702
  8. #383502
  9. #262401
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb206 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb206
  2. #c3ba1f
  3. #c9c138
  4. #d0c951
  5. #d7d16a
  6. #ded983
  7. #e4e09b
  8. #ebe8b4
  9. #f2f0cd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb206 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb206
  2. #b6ad12
  3. #b0a81e
  4. #aaa32b
  5. #a49e37
  6. #9e9943
  7. #98944f
  8. #928f5b
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b08a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b119 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5aa78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb206 {
  color: #bcb206;
}
Background
.bg-bcb206 {
  background-color: #bcb206;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb206 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb206;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb206;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 178 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb206 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb206, #6bbc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb206 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 178 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.71 #434df9 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb206  rgb(188, 178, 6)  hsl(57, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0610bc  rgb(6, 16, 188)  hsl(237, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bcb2  rgb(6, 188, 178)  hsl(177, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b206bc  rgb(178, 6, 188)  hsl(297, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid