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#BCB430

#bcb430 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb430 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 74.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.57°, with 59.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.4355

Complementary

  1. #bcb430
  2. #3038bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb430
  2. #307ebc
  3. #6e30bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6e30
  2. #bcb430
  3. #7ebc30

Triadic

  1. #bcb430
  2. #30bcb4
  3. #b430bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb430
  2. #38bc30
  3. #3038bc
  4. #b430bc

Square

  1. #bcb430
  2. #30bc6e
  3. #3038bc
  4. #bc307e

Monochromatic

  1. #423f11
  2. #7f7a20
  3. #bcb430
  4. #d7d062
  5. #e6e29f

Shades

#bcb430 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb430
  2. #a9a22b
  3. #969026
  4. #847e22
  5. #716c1d
  6. #5e5a18
  7. #4b4813
  8. #38360e
  9. #26240a
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb430 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb430
  2. #c3bc45
  3. #c9c359
  4. #d0cb6e
  5. #d7d283
  6. #deda98
  7. #e4e1ac
  8. #ebe9c1
  9. #f2f0d6
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb430 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb430
  2. #b6af38
  3. #b0aa40
  4. #aaa448
  5. #a49f50
  6. #9e9a58
  7. #989560
  8. #929068
  9. #8c8a70
  10. #868578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa89b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b022 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ad7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb430 {
  color: #bcb430;
}
Background
.bg-bcb430 {
  background-color: #bcb430;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb430 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb430;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb430;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb430 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb430, #7ebc30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb430 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 48 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.07 #434bcf Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb430  rgb(188, 180, 48)  hsl(57, 59%, 46%)  Old Gold
#3038bc  rgb(48, 56, 188)  hsl(237, 59%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#30bcb4  rgb(48, 188, 180)  hsl(177, 59%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#b430bc  rgb(180, 48, 188)  hsl(297, 59%, 46%)  Purpureus