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#BCB213

#bcb213 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb213 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.8% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.32% magenta, 89.89% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.45°, with 81.64% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4258

Complementary

  1. #bcb213
  2. #131dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb213
  2. #1372bc
  3. #5e13bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5e13
  2. #bcb213
  3. #72bc13

Triadic

  1. #bcb213
  2. #13bcb2
  3. #b213bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb213
  2. #1dbc13
  3. #131dbc
  4. #b213bc

Square

  1. #bcb213
  2. #13bc5e
  3. #131dbc
  4. #bc1372

Monochromatic

  1. #312e05
  2. #77700c
  3. #bcb213
  4. #eadf31
  5. #f1ea77

Shades

#bcb213 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb213
  2. #a9a011
  3. #968e0f
  4. #847d0d
  5. #716b0b
  6. #5e590a
  7. #4b4708
  8. #383506
  9. #262404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb213 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb213
  2. #c3ba2b
  3. #c9c142
  4. #d0c95a
  5. #d7d171
  6. #ded989
  7. #e4e0a1
  8. #ebe8b8
  9. #f2f0d0
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb213 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb213
  2. #b6ad1e
  3. #b0a829
  4. #aaa334
  5. #a49e3f
  6. #9e994a
  7. #989454
  8. #928f5f
  9. #8c8a6a
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b120 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5aa79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb213 {
  color: #bcb213;
}
Background
.bg-bcb213 {
  background-color: #bcb213;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb213 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb213;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb213;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 178 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb213 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb213, #72bc13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb213 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 178 19 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.63 #434dec Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb213  rgb(188, 178, 19)  hsl(56, 82%, 41%)  Old Gold
#131dbc  rgb(19, 29, 188)  hsl(236, 82%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#13bcb2  rgb(19, 188, 178)  hsl(176, 82%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b213bc  rgb(178, 19, 188)  hsl(296, 82%, 41%)  Dark Orchid