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#BEBC06

#bebc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bebc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 96.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 59.35°, with 93.88% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4693

Complementary

  1. #bebc06
  2. #0608be

Split complementary

  1. #bebc06
  2. #0664be
  3. #6006be

Analogous

  1. #be6006
  2. #bebc06
  3. #64be06

Triadic

  1. #bebc06
  2. #06bebc
  3. #bc06be

Tetradic

  1. #bebc06
  2. #08be06
  3. #0608be
  4. #bc06be

Square

  1. #bebc06
  2. #06be60
  3. #0608be
  4. #be0664

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2901
  2. #747304
  3. #bebc06
  4. #f8f519
  5. #faf863

Shades

#bebc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebc06
  2. #aba905
  3. #989605
  4. #858404
  5. #727104
  6. #5f5e03
  7. #4c4b02
  8. #393802
  9. #262601
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebc06
  2. #c5c31f
  3. #cbc938
  4. #d2d051
  5. #d8d76a
  6. #dfde83
  7. #e5e49b
  8. #ecebb4
  9. #f2f2cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebc06
  2. #b8b612
  3. #b2b01e
  4. #abaa2b
  5. #a5a437
  6. #9f9e43
  7. #99984f
  8. #93925b
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb924 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdafa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ba1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebc06 {
  color: #bebc06;
}
Background
.bg-bebc06 {
  background-color: #bebc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebc06 {
  border: 2px solid #bebc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebc06, #64be06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.03 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.99 #4143f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bebc06  rgb(190, 188, 6)  hsl(59, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0608be  rgb(6, 8, 190)  hsl(239, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bebc  rgb(6, 190, 188)  hsl(179, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06be  rgb(188, 6, 190)  hsl(299, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid