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#BF9D09

#bf9d09 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9d09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.57% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.8% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 48.79°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3521

Complementary

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #092bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #0986bf
  3. #4209bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4209
  2. #bf9d09
  3. #86bf09

Triadic

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #09bf9d
  3. #9d09bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #2bbf09
  3. #092bbf
  4. #9d09bf

Square

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #09bf42
  3. #092bbf
  4. #bf0986

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2502
  2. #766106
  3. #bf9d09
  4. #f4cd20
  5. #f8dd69

Shades

#bf9d09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #ac8d08
  3. #997e07
  4. #866e06
  5. #735e05
  6. #604f05
  7. #4c3f04
  8. #392f03
  9. #261f02
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9d09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #c5a722
  3. #ccb13a
  4. #d2ba53
  5. #d9c46b
  6. #dfce84
  7. #e5d89d
  8. #ece2b5
  9. #f2ebce
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9d09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9d09
  2. #b99a15
  3. #b29721
  4. #ac942d
  5. #a69139
  6. #a08f45
  7. #998c50
  8. #93895c
  9. #8d8668
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9f7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a41b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9d09 {
  color: #bf9d09;
}
Background
.bg-bf9d09 {
  background-color: #bf9d09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9d09 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9d09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9d09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 157 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9d09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9d09, #86bf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9d09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 157 9 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.94 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.71 #4062f6 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bf9d09  rgb(191, 157, 9)  hsl(49, 91%, 39%)  Metallic Gold
#092bbf  rgb(9, 43, 191)  hsl(229, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#09bf9d  rgb(9, 191, 157)  hsl(169, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#9d09bf  rgb(157, 9, 191)  hsl(289, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet