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#BCBC06

#bcbc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.43.

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Relative luminance0.4667

Complementary

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #0606bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #0661bc
  3. #6106bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6106
  2. #bcbc06
  3. #61bc06

Triadic

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #06bcbc
  3. #bc06bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #06bc06
  3. #0606bc
  4. #bc06bc

Square

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #06bc61
  3. #0606bc
  4. #bc0661

Monochromatic

  1. #282801
  2. #727204
  3. #bcbc06
  4. #f8f817
  5. #fafa61

Shades

#bcbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #a9a905
  3. #969605
  4. #848404
  5. #717104
  6. #5e5e03
  7. #4b4b02
  8. #383802
  9. #262601
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #c3c31f
  3. #c9c938
  4. #d0d051
  5. #d7d76a
  6. #dede83
  7. #e4e49b
  8. #ebebb4
  9. #f2f2cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc06
  2. #b6b612
  3. #b0b01e
  4. #aaaa2b
  5. #a4a437
  6. #9e9e43
  7. #98984f
  8. #92925b
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caafa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc06 {
  color: #bcbc06;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc06 {
  background-color: #bcbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc06, #61bc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.99 #4343f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbc06  rgb(188, 188, 6)  hsl(60, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0606bc  rgb(6, 6, 188)  hsl(240, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bcbc  rgb(6, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06bc  rgb(188, 6, 188)  hsl(300, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid