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#BCB616

#bcb616 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb616 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.37% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.83°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.4421

Complementary

  1. #bcb616
  2. #161cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb616
  2. #166fbc
  3. #6316bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6316
  2. #bcb616
  3. #6fbc16

Triadic

  1. #bcb616
  2. #16bcb6
  3. #b616bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb616
  2. #1cbc16
  3. #161cbc
  4. #b616bc

Square

  1. #bcb616
  2. #16bc63
  3. #161cbc
  4. #bc166f

Monochromatic

  1. #333106
  2. #78740e
  3. #bcb616
  4. #e8e137
  5. #f0eb7b

Shades

#bcb616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb616
  2. #a9a414
  3. #969212
  4. #847f0f
  5. #716d0d
  6. #5e5b0b
  7. #4b4909
  8. #383707
  9. #262404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb616
  2. #c3bd2d
  3. #c9c545
  4. #d0cc5c
  5. #d7d373
  6. #dedb8b
  7. #e4e2a2
  8. #ebe9b9
  9. #f2f0d0
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb616
  2. #b6b121
  3. #b0ab2b
  4. #aaa636
  5. #a4a040
  6. #9e9b4b
  7. #989656
  8. #929060
  9. #8c8b6b
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ae7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb616 {
  color: #bcb616;
}
Background
.bg-bcb616 {
  background-color: #bcb616;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb616 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb616, #6fbc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.43 #4349e9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb616  rgb(188, 182, 22)  hsl(58, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#161cbc  rgb(22, 28, 188)  hsl(238, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#16bcb6  rgb(22, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b616bc  rgb(182, 22, 188)  hsl(298, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid