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#BCBB08

#bcbb08 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbb08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.4625

Complementary

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #0809bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #0863bc
  3. #6108bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6108
  2. #bcbb08
  3. #63bc08

Triadic

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #08bcbb
  3. #bb08bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #09bc08
  3. #0809bc
  4. #bb08bc

Square

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #08bc61
  3. #0809bc
  4. #bc0863

Monochromatic

  1. #292902
  2. #737205
  3. #bcbb08
  4. #f5f41b
  5. #f8f865

Shades

#bcbb08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #a9a807
  3. #969606
  4. #848306
  5. #717005
  6. #5e5e04
  7. #4b4b03
  8. #383802
  9. #262502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #c3c221
  3. #c9c939
  4. #d0cf52
  5. #d7d66b
  6. #dedd84
  7. #e4e49c
  8. #ebebb5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb08
  2. #b6b514
  3. #b0af20
  4. #aaa92c
  5. #a4a338
  6. #9e9e44
  7. #989850
  8. #92925c
  9. #8c8c68
  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 #cdb724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbb08 {
  color: #bcbb08;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb08 {
  background-color: #bcbb08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb08 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb08, #63bc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.86 #4344f7 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbb08  rgb(188, 187, 8)  hsl(60, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0809bc  rgb(8, 9, 188)  hsl(240, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#08bcbb  rgb(8, 188, 187)  hsl(180, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb08bc  rgb(187, 8, 188)  hsl(300, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid