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#BCBB04

#bcbb04 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbb04 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.4624

Complementary

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #0405bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #0461bc
  3. #5f04bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5f04
  2. #bcbb04
  3. #61bc04

Triadic

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #04bcbb
  3. #bb04bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #05bc04
  3. #0405bc
  4. #bb04bc

Square

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #04bc5f
  3. #0405bc
  4. #bc0461

Monochromatic

  1. #262601
  2. #717002
  3. #bcbb04
  4. #faf913
  5. #fcfb5d

Shades

#bcbb04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #a9a804
  3. #969603
  4. #848303
  5. #717002
  6. #5e5e02
  7. #4b4b02
  8. #383801
  9. #262501
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #c3c21d
  3. #c9c936
  4. #d0cf4f
  5. #d7d668
  6. #dedd82
  7. #e4e49b
  8. #ebebb4
  9. #f2f1cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb04
  2. #b6b510
  3. #b0af1d
  4. #aaa929
  5. #a4a336
  6. #9e9e42
  7. #98984e
  8. #92925b
  9. #8c8c67
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbb04 {
  color: #bcbb04;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb04 {
  background-color: #bcbb04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb04 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb04, #61bc04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 4 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.96 #4344fb Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbb04  rgb(188, 187, 4)  hsl(60, 96%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0405bc  rgb(4, 5, 188)  hsl(240, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#04bcbb  rgb(4, 188, 187)  hsl(180, 96%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb04bc  rgb(187, 4, 188)  hsl(300, 96%, 38%)  Dark Orchid