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#BCB40B

#bcb40b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb40b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.59% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.29°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.4336

Complementary

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #0b13bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #0b6bbc
  3. #5c0bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc5c0b
  2. #bcb40b
  3. #6bbc0b

Triadic

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #0bbcb4
  3. #b40bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #13bc0b
  3. #0b13bc
  4. #b40bbc

Square

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #0bbc5c
  3. #0b13bc
  4. #bc0b6b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2a03
  2. #746f07
  3. #bcb40b
  4. #f2e921
  5. #f6f06a

Shades

#bcb40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #a9a20a
  3. #969009
  4. #847e08
  5. #716c07
  6. #5e5a06
  7. #4b4804
  8. #383603
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #c3bc23
  3. #c9c33c
  4. #d0cb54
  5. #d7d26d
  6. #deda85
  7. #e4e19d
  8. #ebe9b6
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb40b
  2. #b6af17
  3. #b0aa22
  4. #aaa42e
  5. #a49f3a
  6. #9e9a46
  7. #989551
  8. #92905d
  9. #8c8a69
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ac79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb40b {
  color: #bcb40b;
}
Background
.bg-bcb40b {
  background-color: #bcb40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb40b {
  border: 2px solid #bcb40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb40b, #6bbc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.91 #434bf4 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb40b  rgb(188, 180, 11)  hsl(57, 89%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0b13bc  rgb(11, 19, 188)  hsl(237, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0bbcb4  rgb(11, 188, 180)  hsl(177, 89%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b40bbc  rgb(180, 11, 188)  hsl(297, 89%, 39%)  Dark Orchid