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#BCB41C

#bcb41c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb41c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.59% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.4342

Complementary

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #1c24bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #1c74bc
  3. #641cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc641c
  2. #bcb41c
  3. #74bc1c

Triadic

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #1cbcb4
  3. #b41cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #24bc1c
  3. #1c24bc
  4. #b41cbc

Square

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #1cbc64
  3. #1c24bc
  4. #bc1c74

Monochromatic

  1. #373408
  2. #797412
  3. #bcb41c
  4. #e3db42
  5. #ede784

Shades

#bcb41c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #a9a219
  3. #969016
  4. #847e14
  5. #716c11
  6. #5e5a0e
  7. #4b480b
  8. #383608
  9. #262406
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb41c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #c3bc33
  3. #c9c349
  4. #d0cb60
  5. #d7d277
  6. #deda8e
  7. #e4e1a4
  8. #ebe9bb
  9. #f2f0d2
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb41c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb41c
  2. #b6af26
  3. #b0aa30
  4. #aaa43a
  5. #a49f44
  6. #9e9a4e
  7. #989558
  8. #929062
  9. #8c8a6c
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba79a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb41c {
  color: #bcb41c;
}
Background
.bg-bcb41c {
  background-color: #bcb41c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb41c {
  border: 2px solid #bcb41c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb41c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb41c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb41c, #74bc1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb41c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.63 #434be3 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb41c  rgb(188, 180, 28)  hsl(57, 74%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1c24bc  rgb(28, 36, 188)  hsl(237, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#1cbcb4  rgb(28, 188, 180)  hsl(177, 74%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b41cbc  rgb(180, 28, 188)  hsl(297, 74%, 42%)  Dark Orchid