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#BCBD30

#bcbd30 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbd30 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.6% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60.43°, with 59.49% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.29.

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Relative luminance0.473

Complementary

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #3130bd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #3075bd
  3. #7830bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7830
  2. #bcbd30
  3. #75bd30

Triadic

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #30bcbd
  3. #bd30bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #30bd31
  3. #3130bd
  4. #bd30bc

Square

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #30bd78
  3. #3130bd
  4. #bd3075

Monochromatic

  1. #434311
  2. #7f8021
  3. #bcbd30
  4. #d6d762
  5. #e6e79f

Shades

#bcbd30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #a9aa2b
  3. #969726
  4. #848422
  5. #71711d
  6. #5e5f18
  7. #4b4c13
  8. #38390e
  9. #26260a
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbd30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #c3c445
  3. #c9ca59
  4. #d0d16e
  5. #d7d783
  6. #dede98
  7. #e4e5ac
  8. #ebebc1
  9. #f2f2d6
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbd30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbd30
  2. #b6b738
  3. #b0b140
  4. #aaab48
  5. #a4a550
  6. #9e9f58
  7. #989860
  8. #929268
  9. #8c8c70
  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 #ccb50f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b820 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bb37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbd30 {
  color: #bcbd30;
}
Background
.bg-bcbd30 {
  background-color: #bcbd30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbd30 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbd30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbd30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbd30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbd30, #75bd30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbd30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 48 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.92 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.04 #4342cf Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbd30  rgb(188, 189, 48)  hsl(60, 59%, 46%)  Old Gold
#3130bd  rgb(49, 48, 189)  hsl(240, 59%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#30bcbd  rgb(48, 188, 189)  hsl(180, 59%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd30bc  rgb(189, 48, 188)  hsl(300, 59%, 46%)  Purpureus