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#BCB327

#bcb327 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb327 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.2% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.79% magenta, 79.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.38°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4308

Complementary

  1. #bcb327
  2. #2730bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb327
  2. #277abc
  3. #6927bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6927
  2. #bcb327
  3. #7abc27

Triadic

  1. #bcb327
  2. #27bcb3
  3. #b327bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb327
  2. #30bc27
  3. #2730bc
  4. #b327bc

Square

  1. #bcb327
  2. #27bc69
  3. #2730bc
  4. #bc277a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3a0d
  2. #7d771a
  3. #bcb327
  4. #dcd354
  5. #e9e493

Shades

#bcb327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb327
  2. #a9a123
  3. #968f1f
  4. #847d1b
  5. #716b17
  6. #5e5a14
  7. #4b4810
  8. #38360c
  9. #262408
  10. #131204
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb327
  2. #c3bb3d
  3. #c9c252
  4. #d0ca68
  5. #d7d17d
  6. #ded993
  7. #e4e1a9
  8. #ebe8be
  9. #f2f0d4
  10. #f8f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb327
  2. #b6ae30
  3. #b0a939
  4. #aaa442
  5. #a49f4b
  6. #9e9a54
  7. #98945c
  8. #928f65
  9. #8c8a6e
  10. #868577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b18d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0af13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ac7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb327 {
  color: #bcb327;
}
Background
.bg-bcb327 {
  background-color: #bcb327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb327 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 179 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb327, #7abc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 179 39 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.99 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.50 #434cd8 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb327  rgb(188, 179, 39)  hsl(56, 66%, 45%)  Old Gold
#2730bc  rgb(39, 48, 188)  hsl(236, 66%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#27bcb3  rgb(39, 188, 179)  hsl(176, 66%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#b327bc  rgb(179, 39, 188)  hsl(296, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid