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#BCBE21

#bcbe21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 60.76°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.68.

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Relative luminance0.4763

Complementary

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #2321be

Split complementary

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #216ebe
  3. #7221be

Analogous

  1. #be7221
  2. #bcbe21
  3. #6ebe21

Triadic

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #21bcbe
  3. #be21bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #21be23
  3. #2321be
  4. #be21bc

Square

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #21be72
  3. #2321be
  4. #be216e

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3c0a
  2. #7c7d16
  3. #bcbe21
  4. #dee04c
  5. #eaeb8d

Shades

#bcbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #a9ab1e
  3. #96981a
  4. #848517
  5. #717214
  6. #5e5f11
  7. #4b4c0d
  8. #38390a
  9. #262607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #c3c537
  3. #c9cb4d
  4. #d0d264
  5. #d7d87a
  6. #dedf90
  7. #e4e5a6
  8. #ebecbc
  9. #f2f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbe21
  2. #b6b82b
  3. #b0b234
  4. #aaab3e
  5. #a4a547
  6. #9e9f51
  7. #98995a
  8. #929364
  9. #8c8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9ba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bb2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbe21 {
  color: #bcbe21;
}
Background
.bg-bcbe21 {
  background-color: #bcbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbe21, #6ebe21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.20 #4341de Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bcbe21  rgb(188, 190, 33)  hsl(61, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2321be  rgb(35, 33, 190)  hsl(241, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21bcbe  rgb(33, 188, 190)  hsl(181, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#be21bc  rgb(190, 33, 188)  hsl(301, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus