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#BCC015

#bcc015 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcc015 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 75.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.4°, with 80.28% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #bcc015
  2. #1915c0

Split complementary

  1. #bcc015
  2. #1566c0
  3. #6e15c0

Analogous

  1. #c06e15
  2. #bcc015
  3. #66c015

Triadic

  1. #bcc015
  2. #15bcc0
  3. #c015bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc015
  2. #15c019
  3. #1915c0
  4. #c015bc

Square

  1. #bcc015
  2. #15c06e
  3. #1915c0
  4. #c01566

Monochromatic

  1. #353606
  2. #787b0d
  3. #bcc015
  4. #e5e938
  5. #eef17d

Shades

#bcc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc015
  2. #a9ad13
  3. #969a11
  4. #84860f
  5. #71730d
  6. #5e600b
  7. #4b4d08
  8. #383a06
  9. #262604
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc015
  2. #c3c62c
  3. #c9cd44
  4. #d0d35b
  5. #d7d973
  6. #dee08a
  7. #e4e6a1
  8. #ebecb9
  9. #f2f2d0
  10. #f8f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc015
  2. #b6ba20
  3. #b0b32a
  4. #aaad35
  5. #a4a640
  6. #9ea04b
  7. #989a55
  8. #929360
  9. #8c8d6b
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babc93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bd24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc015 {
  color: #bcc015;
}
Background
.bg-bcc015 {
  background-color: #bcc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc015 {
  border: 2px solid #bcc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc015, #66c015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.42 #433fea Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bcc015  rgb(188, 192, 21)  hsl(61, 80%, 42%)  Citrine
#1915c0  rgb(25, 21, 192)  hsl(241, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#15bcc0  rgb(21, 188, 192)  hsl(181, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#c015bc  rgb(192, 21, 188)  hsl(301, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid