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#BFA115

#bfa115 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa115 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.14% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.71% magenta, 89.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3662

Complementary

  1. #bfa115
  2. #1533bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa115
  2. #1588bf
  3. #4c15bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4c15
  2. #bfa115
  3. #88bf15

Triadic

  1. #bfa115
  2. #15bfa1
  3. #a115bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa115
  2. #33bf15
  3. #1533bf
  4. #a115bf

Square

  1. #bfa115
  2. #15bf4c
  3. #1533bf
  4. #bf1588

Monochromatic

  1. #352d06
  2. #7a670d
  3. #bfa115
  4. #e9ca37
  5. #f1dc7c

Shades

#bfa115 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa115
  2. #ac9113
  3. #998111
  4. #86710f
  5. #73610d
  6. #60510b
  7. #4c4008
  8. #393006
  9. #262004
  10. #131002
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa115 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa115
  2. #c5aa2c
  3. #ccb444
  4. #d2bd5b
  5. #d9c773
  6. #dfd08a
  7. #e5d9a1
  8. #ece3b9
  9. #f2ecd0
  10. #f9f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa115 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa115
  2. #b99e20
  3. #b29a2a
  4. #ac9735
  5. #a69440
  6. #a0914b
  7. #998d55
  8. #938a60
  9. #8d876b
  10. #868375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9996d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa115 {
  color: #bfa115;
}
Background
.bg-bfa115 {
  background-color: #bfa115;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa115 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa115;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa115;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 161 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa115 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa115, #88bf15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa115 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 161 21 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.69 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.24 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.89 #405eea Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa115  rgb(191, 161, 21)  hsl(49, 80%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#1533bf  rgb(21, 51, 191)  hsl(229, 80%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#15bfa1  rgb(21, 191, 161)  hsl(169, 80%, 42%)  Mint
#a115bf  rgb(161, 21, 191)  hsl(289, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid