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#BCB80C

#bcb80c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb80c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.16% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 93.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.64°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.45

Complementary

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #0c10bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #0c68bc
  3. #600cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc600c
  2. #bcb80c
  3. #68bc0c

Triadic

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #0cbcb8
  3. #b80cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #10bc0c
  3. #0c10bc
  4. #b80cbc

Square

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #0cbc60
  3. #0c10bc
  4. #bc0c68

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b03
  2. #747207
  3. #bcb80c
  4. #f1ec24
  5. #f6f26b

Shades

#bcb80c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #a9a60b
  3. #96930a
  4. #848108
  5. #716e07
  6. #5e5c06
  7. #4b4a05
  8. #383704
  9. #262502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb80c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #c3bf24
  3. #c9c63d
  4. #d0cd55
  5. #d7d46d
  6. #dedc86
  7. #e4e39e
  8. #ebeab6
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb80c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb80c
  2. #b6b218
  3. #b0ad23
  4. #aaa72f
  5. #a4a23a
  6. #9e9c46
  7. #989652
  8. #92915d
  9. #8c8b69
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbab9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb80c {
  color: #bcb80c;
}
Background
.bg-bcb80c {
  background-color: #bcb80c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb80c {
  border: 2px solid #bcb80c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb80c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 184 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb80c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb80c, #68bc0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb80c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 184 12 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.15 #4347f3 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb80c  rgb(188, 184, 12)  hsl(59, 88%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0c10bc  rgb(12, 16, 188)  hsl(239, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0cbcb8  rgb(12, 188, 184)  hsl(179, 88%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b80cbc  rgb(184, 12, 188)  hsl(299, 88%, 39%)  Dark Orchid