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#BCB712

#bcb712 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb712 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.76% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.66% magenta, 90.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.24°, with 82.52% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.446

Complementary

  1. #bcb712
  2. #1217bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb712
  2. #126cbc
  3. #6212bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6212
  2. #bcb712
  3. #6cbc12

Triadic

  1. #bcb712
  2. #12bcb7
  3. #b712bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb712
  2. #17bc12
  3. #1217bc
  4. #b712bc

Square

  1. #bcb712
  2. #12bc62
  3. #1217bc
  4. #bc126c

Monochromatic

  1. #302f05
  2. #76730b
  3. #bcb712
  4. #ebe62f
  5. #f2ee75

Shades

#bcb712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb712
  2. #a9a510
  3. #96920e
  4. #84800d
  5. #716e0b
  6. #5e5c09
  7. #4b4907
  8. #383705
  9. #262504
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb712
  2. #c3be2a
  3. #c9c541
  4. #d0cd59
  5. #d7d471
  6. #dedb89
  7. #e4e2a0
  8. #ebe9b8
  9. #f2f1d0
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb712
  2. #b6b21d
  3. #b0ac28
  4. #aaa733
  5. #a4a13e
  6. #9e9c49
  7. #989654
  8. #92915f
  9. #8c8b6a
  10. #868675
  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 #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5af7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb712 {
  color: #bcb712;
}
Background
.bg-bcb712 {
  background-color: #bcb712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb712 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 183 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb712, #6cbc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 183 18 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.46 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.36 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.28 #4348ed Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb712  rgb(188, 183, 18)  hsl(58, 83%, 40%)  Old Gold
#1217bc  rgb(18, 23, 188)  hsl(238, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#12bcb7  rgb(18, 188, 183)  hsl(178, 83%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#b712bc  rgb(183, 18, 188)  hsl(298, 83%, 40%)  Dark Orchid