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#C2BC06

#c2bc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2bc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.09% magenta, 96.91% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 58.09°, with 94% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.4745

Complementary

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #060cc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #066ac2
  3. #5e06c2

Analogous

  1. #c25e06
  2. #c2bc06
  3. #6ac206

Triadic

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #06c2bc
  3. #bc06c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #0cc206
  3. #060cc2
  4. #bc06c2

Square

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #06c25e
  3. #060cc2
  4. #c2066a

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2c01
  2. #787404
  3. #c2bc06
  4. #f8f11d
  5. #faf667

Shades

#c2bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #afa905
  3. #9b9605
  4. #888404
  5. #747104
  6. #615e03
  7. #4e4b02
  8. #3a3802
  9. #272601
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #c8c31f
  3. #cec938
  4. #d4d051
  5. #dad76a
  6. #e1de83
  7. #e7e49b
  8. #edebb4
  9. #f3f2cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bc06
  2. #bbb612
  3. #b5b01e
  4. #aeaa2b
  5. #a8a437
  6. #a19e43
  7. #9a984f
  8. #94925b
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1afa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bc06 {
  color: #c2bc06;
}
Background
.bg-c2bc06 {
  background-color: #c2bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 94% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bc06, #6ac206);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.62 #3d43f9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2bc06  rgb(194, 188, 6)  hsl(58, 94%, 39%)  Old Gold
#060cc2  rgb(6, 12, 194)  hsl(238, 94%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#06c2bc  rgb(6, 194, 188)  hsl(178, 94%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06c2  rgb(188, 6, 194)  hsl(298, 94%, 39%)  Dark Orchid