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#BCBF09

#bcbf09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbf09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60.99°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.75.

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Relative luminance0.4797

Complementary

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #0c09bf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #0961bf
  3. #6709bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6709
  2. #bcbf09
  3. #61bf09

Triadic

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #09bcbf
  3. #bf09bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #09bf0c
  3. #0c09bf
  4. #bf09bc

Square

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #09bf67
  3. #0c09bf
  4. #bf0961

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d02
  2. #747606
  3. #bcbf09
  4. #f1f420
  5. #f6f869

Shades

#bcbf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #a9ac08
  3. #969907
  4. #848606
  5. #717305
  6. #5e6005
  7. #4b4c04
  8. #383903
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #c3c522
  3. #c9cc3a
  4. #d0d253
  5. #d7d96b
  6. #dedf84
  7. #e4e59d
  8. #ebecb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbf09
  2. #b6b915
  3. #b0b221
  4. #aaac2d
  5. #a4a639
  6. #9ea045
  7. #989950
  8. #92935c
  9. #8c8d68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babb92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab2a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bc1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbf09 {
  color: #bcbf09;
}
Background
.bg-bcbf09 {
  background-color: #bcbf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbf09 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbf09, #61bf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.45 #4340f6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bcbf09  rgb(188, 191, 9)  hsl(61, 91%, 39%)  Citrine
#0c09bf  rgb(12, 9, 191)  hsl(241, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bcbf  rgb(9, 188, 191)  hsl(181, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf09bc  rgb(191, 9, 188)  hsl(301, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid