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#BCB308

#bcb308 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb308 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.2% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.79% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.4295

Complementary

  1. #bcb308
  2. #0811bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb308
  2. #086bbc
  3. #5908bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5908
  2. #bcb308
  3. #6bbc08

Triadic

  1. #bcb308
  2. #08bcb3
  3. #b308bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb308
  2. #11bc08
  3. #0811bc
  4. #b308bc

Square

  1. #bcb308
  2. #08bc59
  3. #0811bc
  4. #bc086b

Monochromatic

  1. #292702
  2. #736d05
  3. #bcb308
  4. #f5ea1b
  5. #f8f165

Shades

#bcb308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb308
  2. #a9a107
  3. #968f06
  4. #847d06
  5. #716b05
  6. #5e5a04
  7. #4b4803
  8. #383602
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb308
  2. #c3bb21
  3. #c9c239
  4. #d0ca52
  5. #d7d16b
  6. #ded984
  7. #e4e19c
  8. #ebe8b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb308
  2. #b6ae14
  3. #b0a920
  4. #aaa42c
  5. #a49f38
  6. #9e9a44
  7. #989450
  8. #928f5c
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b18b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b222 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b21a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb308 {
  color: #bcb308;
}
Background
.bg-bcb308 {
  background-color: #bcb308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb308 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 179 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb308, #6bbc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 179 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.88 #434cf7 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb308  rgb(188, 179, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0811bc  rgb(8, 17, 188)  hsl(237, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#08bcb3  rgb(8, 188, 179)  hsl(177, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b308bc  rgb(179, 8, 188)  hsl(297, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid