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#BCB608

#bcb608 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb608 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.37% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.4416

Complementary

  1. #bcb608
  2. #080ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb608
  2. #0868bc
  3. #5c08bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5c08
  2. #bcb608
  3. #68bc08

Triadic

  1. #bcb608
  2. #08bcb6
  3. #b608bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb608
  2. #0ebc08
  3. #080ebc
  4. #b608bc

Square

  1. #bcb608
  2. #08bc5c
  3. #080ebc
  4. #bc0868

Monochromatic

  1. #292802
  2. #736f05
  3. #bcb608
  4. #f5ee1b
  5. #f8f465

Shades

#bcb608 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb608
  2. #a9a407
  3. #969206
  4. #847f06
  5. #716d05
  6. #5e5b04
  7. #4b4903
  8. #383702
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb608 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb608
  2. #c3bd21
  3. #c9c539
  4. #d0cc52
  5. #d7d36b
  6. #dedb84
  7. #e4e29c
  8. #ebe9b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb608 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb608
  2. #b6b114
  3. #b0ab20
  4. #aaa62c
  5. #a4a038
  6. #9e9b44
  7. #989650
  8. #92905c
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b51b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb608 {
  color: #bcb608;
}
Background
.bg-bcb608 {
  background-color: #bcb608;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb608 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb608;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb608;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb608 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb608, #68bc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb608 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.54 #4349f7 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb608  rgb(188, 182, 8)  hsl(58, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#080ebc  rgb(8, 14, 188)  hsl(238, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#08bcb6  rgb(8, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b608bc  rgb(182, 8, 188)  hsl(298, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid