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#BCBC30

#bcbc30 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbc30 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 59.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4687

Complementary

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #3030bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #3076bc
  3. #7630bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7630
  2. #bcbc30
  3. #76bc30

Triadic

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #30bcbc
  3. #bc30bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #30bc30
  3. #3030bc
  4. #bc30bc

Square

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #30bc76
  3. #3030bc
  4. #bc3076

Monochromatic

  1. #424211
  2. #7f7f20
  3. #bcbc30
  4. #d7d762
  5. #e6e69f

Shades

#bcbc30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #a9a92b
  3. #969626
  4. #848422
  5. #71711d
  6. #5e5e18
  7. #4b4b13
  8. #38380e
  9. #26260a
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #c3c345
  3. #c9c959
  4. #d0d06e
  5. #d7d783
  6. #dede98
  7. #e4e4ac
  8. #ebebc1
  9. #f2f2d6
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc30
  2. #b6b638
  3. #b0b040
  4. #aaaa48
  5. #a4a450
  6. #9e9e58
  7. #989860
  8. #929268
  9. #8c8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb40f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b720 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ba37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc30 {
  color: #bcbc30;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc30 {
  background-color: #bcbc30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc30 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc30, #76bc30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 48 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.01 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.20 #4343cf Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbc30  rgb(188, 188, 48)  hsl(60, 59%, 46%)  Old Gold
#3030bc  rgb(48, 48, 188)  hsl(240, 59%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#30bcbc  rgb(48, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 59%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc30bc  rgb(188, 48, 188)  hsl(300, 59%, 46%)  Purpureus