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#BFA032

#bfa032 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa032 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 62.75% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.23% magenta, 73.82% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.81°, with 58.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.3645

Complementary

  1. #bfa032
  2. #3251bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa032
  2. #3297bf
  3. #5932bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5932
  2. #bfa032
  3. #97bf32

Triadic

  1. #bfa032
  2. #32bfa0
  3. #a032bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa032
  2. #51bf32
  3. #3251bf
  4. #a032bf

Square

  1. #bfa032
  2. #32bf59
  3. #3251bf
  4. #bf3297

Monochromatic

  1. #463a12
  2. #826d22
  3. #bfa032
  4. #d7be66
  5. #e7d8a3

Shades

#bfa032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa032
  2. #ac902d
  3. #998028
  4. #867023
  5. #73601e
  6. #605019
  7. #4c4014
  8. #39300f
  9. #26200a
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa032
  2. #c5aa47
  3. #ccb35b
  4. #d2bd70
  5. #d9c684
  6. #dfd099
  7. #e5d9ad
  8. #ece3c2
  9. #f2ecd6
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa032
  2. #b99d3a
  3. #b29a42
  4. #ac9649
  5. #a69351
  6. #a09059
  7. #998d61
  8. #938a69
  9. #8d8670
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa032 {
  color: #bfa032;
}
Background
.bg-bfa032 {
  background-color: #bfa032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa032 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 160 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa032, #97bf32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 160 50 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.14 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.04 #405fcd Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa032  rgb(191, 160, 50)  hsl(47, 59%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#3251bf  rgb(50, 81, 191)  hsl(227, 59%, 47%)  Sapphire
#32bfa0  rgb(50, 191, 160)  hsl(167, 59%, 47%)  Mint
#a032bf  rgb(160, 50, 191)  hsl(287, 59%, 47%)  Dark Orchid