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#BCB82E

#bcb82e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb82e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.16% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.31°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.4517

Complementary

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #2e32bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #2e79bc
  3. #712ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc712e
  2. #bcb82e
  3. #79bc2e

Triadic

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #2ebcb8
  3. #b82ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #32bc2e
  3. #2e32bc
  4. #b82ebc

Square

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #2ebc71
  3. #2e32bc
  4. #bc2e79

Monochromatic

  1. #414010
  2. #7f7c1f
  3. #bcb82e
  4. #d8d45f
  5. #e7e59c

Shades

#bcb82e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #a9a629
  3. #969325
  4. #848120
  5. #716e1c
  6. #5e5c17
  7. #4b4a12
  8. #38370e
  9. #262509
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb82e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #c3bf43
  3. #c9c658
  4. #d0cd6d
  5. #d7d482
  6. #dedc97
  7. #e4e3ab
  8. #ebeac0
  9. #f2f1d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb82e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb82e
  2. #b6b236
  3. #b0ad3e
  4. #aaa747
  5. #a4a24f
  6. #9e9c57
  7. #98965f
  8. #929167
  9. #8c8b70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b10c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab539 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b41e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb82e {
  color: #bcb82e;
}
Background
.bg-bcb82e {
  background-color: #bcb82e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb82e {
  border: 2px solid #bcb82e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb82e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 184 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb82e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb82e, #79bc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb82e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 184 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.43 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.83 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.53 #4347d1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb82e  rgb(188, 184, 46)  hsl(58, 61%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2e32bc  rgb(46, 50, 188)  hsl(238, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2ebcb8  rgb(46, 188, 184)  hsl(178, 61%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#b82ebc  rgb(184, 46, 188)  hsl(298, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus