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#BCBB09

#bcbb09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbb09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.66°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.4625

Complementary

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #090abc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #0964bc
  3. #6109bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6109
  2. #bcbb09
  3. #64bc09

Triadic

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #09bcbb
  3. #bb09bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #0abc09
  3. #090abc
  4. #bb09bc

Square

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #09bc61
  3. #090abc
  4. #bc0964

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2a02
  2. #737206
  3. #bcbb09
  4. #f4f31d
  5. #f8f766

Shades

#bcbb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #a9a808
  3. #969607
  4. #848306
  5. #717005
  6. #5e5e05
  7. #4b4b04
  8. #383803
  9. #262502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #c3c222
  3. #c9c93a
  4. #d0cf53
  5. #d7d66b
  6. #dedd84
  7. #e4e49d
  8. #ebebb5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb09
  2. #b6b515
  3. #b0af21
  4. #aaa92d
  5. #a4a339
  6. #9e9e45
  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-bcbb09 {
  color: #bcbb09;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb09 {
  background-color: #bcbb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb09 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb09, #64bc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.84 #4344f6 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbb09  rgb(188, 187, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090abc  rgb(9, 10, 188)  hsl(240, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bcbb  rgb(9, 188, 187)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb09bc  rgb(187, 9, 188)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid