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#BCB60D

#bcb60d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb60d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.37% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 93.09% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.94°, with 87.06% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.4418

Complementary

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #0d13bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #0d6bbc
  3. #5e0dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc5e0d
  2. #bcb60d
  3. #6bbc0d

Triadic

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #0dbcb6
  3. #b60dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #13bc0d
  3. #0d13bc
  4. #b60dbc

Square

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #0dbc5e
  3. #0d13bc
  4. #bc0d6b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2b03
  2. #747108
  3. #bcb60d
  4. #f0e926
  5. #f5f06d

Shades

#bcb60d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #a9a40c
  3. #96920a
  4. #847f09
  5. #716d08
  6. #5e5b07
  7. #4b4905
  8. #383704
  9. #262403
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb60d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #c3bd25
  3. #c9c53d
  4. #d0cc56
  5. #d7d36e
  6. #dedb86
  7. #e4e29e
  8. #ebe9b6
  9. #f2f0cf
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb60d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb60d
  2. #b6b119
  3. #b0ab24
  4. #aaa630
  5. #a4a03b
  6. #9e9b47
  7. #989652
  8. #92905e
  9. #8c8b69
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb60d {
  color: #bcb60d;
}
Background
.bg-bcb60d {
  background-color: #bcb60d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb60d {
  border: 2px solid #bcb60d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb60d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 87% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb60d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb60d, #6bbc0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb60d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 13 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.44 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.50 #4349f2 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcb60d  rgb(188, 182, 13)  hsl(58, 87%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0d13bc  rgb(13, 19, 188)  hsl(238, 87%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0dbcb6  rgb(13, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 87%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b60dbc  rgb(182, 13, 188)  hsl(298, 87%, 39%)  Dark Orchid