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#BCB709

#bcb709 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb709 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.76% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.66% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.32°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.4458

Complementary

  1. #bcb709
  2. #090ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb709
  2. #0968bc
  3. #5d09bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5d09
  2. #bcb709
  3. #68bc09

Triadic

  1. #bcb709
  2. #09bcb7
  3. #b709bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb709
  2. #0ebc09
  3. #090ebc
  4. #b709bc

Square

  1. #bcb709
  2. #09bc5d
  3. #090ebc
  4. #bc0968

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2902
  2. #737006
  3. #bcb709
  4. #f4ee1d
  5. #f8f466

Shades

#bcb709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb709
  2. #a9a508
  3. #969207
  4. #848006
  5. #716e05
  6. #5e5c05
  7. #4b4904
  8. #383703
  9. #262502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb709
  2. #c3be22
  3. #c9c53a
  4. #d0cd53
  5. #d7d46b
  6. #dedb84
  7. #e4e29d
  8. #ebe9b5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb709
  2. #b6b215
  3. #b0ac21
  4. #aaa72d
  5. #a4a139
  6. #9e9c45
  7. #989650
  8. #92915c
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5af7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb709 {
  color: #bcb709;
}
Background
.bg-bcb709 {
  background-color: #bcb709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb709 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 183 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb709, #68bc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 183 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.34 #4348f6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb709  rgb(188, 183, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090ebc  rgb(9, 14, 188)  hsl(238, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bcb7  rgb(9, 188, 183)  hsl(178, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b709bc  rgb(183, 9, 188)  hsl(298, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid