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#BCBE08

#bcbe08 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbe08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.51% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 60.66°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.75.

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Relative luminance0.4754

Complementary

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #0a08be

Split complementary

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #0861be
  3. #6508be

Analogous

  1. #be6508
  2. #bcbe08
  3. #61be08

Triadic

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #08bcbe
  3. #be08bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #08be0a
  3. #0a08be
  4. #be08bc

Square

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #08be65
  3. #0a08be
  4. #be0861

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2b02
  2. #737505
  3. #bcbe08
  4. #f3f51d
  5. #f7f966

Shades

#bcbe08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #a9ab07
  3. #969806
  4. #848506
  5. #717205
  6. #5e5f04
  7. #4b4c03
  8. #383902
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbe08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #c3c521
  3. #c9cb39
  4. #d0d252
  5. #d7d86b
  6. #dedf84
  7. #e4e59c
  8. #ebecb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbe08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbe08
  2. #b6b814
  3. #b0b220
  4. #aaab2c
  5. #a4a538
  6. #9e9f44
  7. #989950
  8. #92935c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9ba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bb1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbe08 {
  color: #bcbe08;
}
Background
.bg-bcbe08 {
  background-color: #bcbe08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbe08 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbe08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbe08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbe08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbe08, #61be08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbe08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.35 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.72 #4341f7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bcbe08  rgb(188, 190, 8)  hsl(61, 92%, 39%)  Citrine
#0a08be  rgb(10, 8, 190)  hsl(241, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bcbe  rgb(8, 188, 190)  hsl(181, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#be08bc  rgb(190, 8, 188)  hsl(301, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid