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#BCB514

#bcb514 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb514 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.98% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.72% magenta, 89.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #bcb514
  2. #141bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb514
  2. #146fbc
  3. #6114bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6114
  2. #bcb514
  3. #6fbc14

Triadic

  1. #bcb514
  2. #14bcb5
  3. #b514bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb514
  2. #1bbc14
  3. #141bbc
  4. #b514bc

Square

  1. #bcb514
  2. #14bc61
  3. #141bbc
  4. #bc146f

Monochromatic

  1. #323005
  2. #77720d
  3. #bcb514
  4. #e9e233
  5. #f1ec78

Shades

#bcb514 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb514
  2. #a9a312
  3. #969110
  4. #847f0e
  5. #716d0c
  6. #5e5b0a
  7. #4b4808
  8. #383606
  9. #262404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb514 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb514
  2. #c3bc2c
  3. #c9c443
  4. #d0cb5b
  5. #d7d372
  6. #deda8a
  7. #e4e1a1
  8. #ebe9b9
  9. #f2f0d0
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb514 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb514
  2. #b6b01f
  3. #b0aa2a
  4. #aaa534
  5. #a4a03f
  6. #9e9b4a
  7. #989555
  8. #929060
  9. #8c8b6a
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ad7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb514 {
  color: #bcb514;
}
Background
.bg-bcb514 {
  background-color: #bcb514;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb514 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb514;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb514;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 181 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb514 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb514, #6fbc14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb514 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 181 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.64 #434aeb Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb514  rgb(188, 181, 20)  hsl(58, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#141bbc  rgb(20, 27, 188)  hsl(238, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#14bcb5  rgb(20, 188, 181)  hsl(178, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b514bc  rgb(181, 20, 188)  hsl(298, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid