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#BCBF11

#bcbf11 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbf11 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.1% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 61.03°, with 83.65% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.82.

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Relative luminance0.4799

Complementary

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #1411bf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #1165bf
  3. #6b11bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6b11
  2. #bcbf11
  3. #65bf11

Triadic

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #11bcbf
  3. #bf11bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #11bf14
  3. #1411bf
  4. #bf11bc

Square

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #11bf6b
  3. #1411bf
  4. #bf1165

Monochromatic

  1. #323204
  2. #77790b
  3. #bcbf11
  4. #e9ed30
  5. #f1f376

Shades

#bcbf11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #a9ac0f
  3. #96990e
  4. #84860c
  5. #71730a
  6. #5e6009
  7. #4b4c07
  8. #383905
  9. #262603
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbf11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #c3c529
  3. #c9cc41
  4. #d0d258
  5. #d7d970
  6. #dedf88
  7. #e4e5a0
  8. #ebecb8
  9. #f2f2cf
  10. #f8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbf11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbf11
  2. #b6b91c
  3. #b0b227
  4. #aaac32
  5. #a4a63d
  6. #9ea049
  7. #989954
  8. #92935f
  9. #8c8d6a
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babb93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bc21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbf11 {
  color: #bcbf11;
}
Background
.bg-bcbf11 {
  background-color: #bcbf11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbf11 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbf11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbf11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbf11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbf11, #65bf11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbf11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.32 #4340ee Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bcbf11  rgb(188, 191, 17)  hsl(61, 84%, 41%)  Citrine
#1411bf  rgb(20, 17, 191)  hsl(241, 84%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#11bcbf  rgb(17, 188, 191)  hsl(181, 84%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf11bc  rgb(191, 17, 188)  hsl(301, 84%, 41%)  Dark Orchid