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#BC9C19

#bc9c19 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 86.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 48.22°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3454

Complementary

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #1939bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #198abc
  3. #4a19bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4a19
  2. #bc9c19
  3. #8abc19

Triadic

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #19bc9c
  3. #9c19bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #39bc19
  3. #1939bc
  4. #9c19bc

Square

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #19bc4a
  3. #1939bc
  4. #bc198a

Monochromatic

  1. #352c07
  2. #786410
  3. #bc9c19
  4. #e5c43c
  5. #eed880

Shades

#bc9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #a98c17
  3. #967d14
  4. #846d12
  5. #715e0f
  6. #5e4e0d
  7. #4b3e0a
  8. #382f08
  9. #261f05
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #c3a630
  3. #c9b047
  4. #d0ba5e
  5. #d7c475
  6. #dece8c
  7. #e4d7a3
  8. #ebe1ba
  9. #f2ebd1
  10. #f8f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9c19
  2. #b69923
  3. #b0962e
  4. #aa9438
  5. #a49142
  6. #9e8e4d
  7. #988b57
  8. #928861
  9. #8c866b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9c19 {
  color: #bc9c19;
}
Background
.bg-bc9c19 {
  background-color: #bc9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9c19, #8abc19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.08 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.06 #4363e6 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bc9c19  rgb(188, 156, 25)  hsl(48, 77%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#1939bc  rgb(25, 57, 188)  hsl(228, 77%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#19bc9c  rgb(25, 188, 156)  hsl(168, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#9c19bc  rgb(156, 25, 188)  hsl(288, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid