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#BCBD2F

#bcbd2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbd2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.13% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60.42°, with 60.17% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.3.

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Relative luminance0.4729

Complementary

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #302fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #2f75bd
  3. #772fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd772f
  2. #bcbd2f
  3. #75bd2f

Triadic

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #2fbcbd
  3. #bd2fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #2fbd30
  3. #302fbd
  4. #bd2fbc

Square

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #2fbd77
  3. #302fbd
  4. #bd2f75

Monochromatic

  1. #424211
  2. #7f8020
  3. #bcbd2f
  4. #d7d861
  5. #e6e79e

Shades

#bcbd2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #a9aa2a
  3. #969726
  4. #848421
  5. #71711c
  6. #5e5f18
  7. #4b4c13
  8. #38390e
  9. #262609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbd2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #c3c444
  3. #c9ca59
  4. #d0d16d
  5. #d7d782
  6. #dede97
  7. #e4e5ac
  8. #ebebc1
  9. #f2f2d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbd2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbd2f
  2. #b6b737
  3. #b0b13f
  4. #aaab47
  5. #a4a54f
  6. #9e9f58
  7. #989860
  8. #929268
  9. #8c8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb50b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b81f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bb36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbd2f {
  color: #bcbd2f;
}
Background
.bg-bcbd2f {
  background-color: #bcbd2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbd2f {
  border: 2px solid #bcbd2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbd2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbd2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbd2f, #75bd2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbd2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.89 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.24 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.07 #4342d0 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbd2f  rgb(188, 189, 47)  hsl(60, 60%, 46%)  Old Gold
#302fbd  rgb(48, 47, 189)  hsl(240, 60%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2fbcbd  rgb(47, 188, 189)  hsl(180, 60%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd2fbc  rgb(189, 47, 188)  hsl(300, 60%, 46%)  Purpureus