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#BCB64C

#bcb64c ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcb64c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.37% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 59.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 45.53% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.4467

Complementary

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #4c52bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #4c8abc
  3. #7e4cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc7e4c
  2. #bcb64c
  3. #8abc4c

Triadic

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #4cbcb6
  3. #b64cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #52bc4c
  3. #4c52bc
  4. #b64cbc

Square

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #4cbc7e
  3. #4c52bc
  4. #bc4c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #514e1e
  2. #888433
  3. #bcb64c
  4. #d1cd84
  5. #e6e3bb

Shades

#bcb64c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #a9a444
  3. #96923d
  4. #847f35
  5. #716d2e
  6. #5e5b26
  7. #4b491e
  8. #383717
  9. #26240f
  10. #131208
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb64c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #c3bd5e
  3. #c9c570
  4. #d0cc82
  5. #d7d394
  6. #dedba6
  7. #e4e2b7
  8. #ebe9c9
  9. #f2f0db
  10. #f8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb64c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb64c
  2. #b6b151
  3. #b0ab56
  4. #aaa65c
  5. #a4a061
  6. #9e9b66
  7. #98966b
  8. #929070
  9. #8c8b76
  10. #86857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b040 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b245 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4af86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb64c {
  color: #bcb64c;
}
Background
.bg-bcb64c {
  background-color: #bcb64c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb64c {
  border: 2px solid #bcb64c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb64c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb64c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb64c, #8abc4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb64c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 76 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.09 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.24 #4349b3 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bcb64c  rgb(188, 182, 76)  hsl(57, 46%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#4c52bc  rgb(76, 82, 188)  hsl(237, 46%, 52%)  Iris
#4cbcb6  rgb(76, 188, 182)  hsl(177, 46%, 52%)  Verdigris
#b64cbc  rgb(182, 76, 188)  hsl(297, 46%, 52%)  Medium Orchid