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#C8BC06

#c8bc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8bc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 97% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.29°, with 94.17% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.4826

Complementary

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #0612c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #0673c8
  3. #5b06c8

Analogous

  1. #c85b06
  2. #c8bc06
  3. #73c806

Triadic

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #06c8bc
  3. #bc06c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #12c806
  3. #0612c8
  4. #bc06c8

Square

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #06c85b
  3. #0612c8
  4. #c80673

Monochromatic

  1. #333002
  2. #7e7604
  3. #c8bc06
  4. #f8eb22
  5. #fbf26c

Shades

#c8bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #b4a905
  3. #a09605
  4. #8c8404
  5. #787104
  6. #645e03
  7. #504b02
  8. #3c3802
  9. #282601
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #cec31f
  3. #d3c938
  4. #d9d051
  5. #ded76a
  6. #e4de83
  7. #e9e49b
  8. #efebb4
  9. #f4f2cd
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bc06
  2. #c1b612
  3. #bab01e
  4. #b2aa2b
  5. #aba437
  6. #a49e43
  7. #9d984f
  8. #96925b
  9. #8e8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8aea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebc1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bc06 {
  color: #c8bc06;
}
Background
.bg-c8bc06 {
  background-color: #c8bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bc06, #73c806);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.80 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.08 #3743f9 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bc06  rgb(200, 188, 6)  hsl(56, 94%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0612c8  rgb(6, 18, 200)  hsl(236, 94%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#06c8bc  rgb(6, 200, 188)  hsl(176, 94%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#bc06c8  rgb(188, 6, 200)  hsl(296, 94%, 40%)  Dark Orchid