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#BCBD2D

#bcbd2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.19% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60.42°, with 61.54% saturation and 45.88% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.31.

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Relative luminance0.4728

Complementary

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #2e2dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #2d74bd
  3. #762dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd762d
  2. #bcbd2d
  3. #74bd2d

Triadic

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #2dbcbd
  3. #bd2dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #2dbd2e
  3. #2e2dbd
  4. #bd2dbc

Square

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #2dbd76
  3. #2e2dbd
  4. #bd2d74

Monochromatic

  1. #414110
  2. #7f7f1e
  3. #bcbd2d
  4. #d8d95e
  5. #e7e79c

Shades

#bcbd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #a9aa29
  3. #969724
  4. #848420
  5. #71711b
  6. #5e5f17
  7. #4b4c12
  8. #38390e
  9. #262609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #c3c442
  3. #c9ca57
  4. #d0d16c
  5. #d7d781
  6. #dede96
  7. #e4e5ab
  8. #ebebc0
  9. #f2f2d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbd2d
  2. #b6b735
  3. #b0b13e
  4. #aaab46
  5. #a4a54e
  6. #9e9f57
  7. #98985f
  8. #929267
  9. #8c8c6f
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb504 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b81b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bb35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbd2d {
  color: #bcbd2d;
}
Background
.bg-bcbd2d {
  background-color: #bcbd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbd2d {
  border: 2px solid #bcbd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbd2d, #74bd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.02 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.09 #4342d2 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbd2d  rgb(188, 189, 45)  hsl(60, 62%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2e2dbd  rgb(46, 45, 189)  hsl(240, 62%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2dbcbd  rgb(45, 188, 189)  hsl(180, 62%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd2dbc  rgb(189, 45, 188)  hsl(300, 62%, 46%)  Purpureus