ColorTool
Log in
#BFA122

#bfa122 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bfa122 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.71% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 48.54°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3668

Complementary

  1. #bfa122
  2. #2240bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa122
  2. #228ebf
  3. #5322bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5322
  2. #bfa122
  3. #8ebf22

Triadic

  1. #bfa122
  2. #22bfa1
  3. #a122bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa122
  2. #40bf22
  3. #2240bf
  4. #a122bf

Square

  1. #bfa122
  2. #22bf53
  3. #2240bf
  4. #bf228e

Monochromatic

  1. #3d340b
  2. #7e6a16
  3. #bfa122
  4. #dfc44e
  5. #ebd98f

Shades

#bfa122 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa122
  2. #ac911f
  3. #99811b
  4. #867118
  5. #736114
  6. #605111
  7. #4c400e
  8. #39300a
  9. #262007
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa122 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa122
  2. #c5aa38
  3. #ccb44e
  4. #d2bd64
  5. #d9c77a
  6. #dfd091
  7. #e5d9a7
  8. #ece3bd
  9. #f2ecd3
  10. #f9f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa122 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa122
  2. #b99e2b
  3. #b29a35
  4. #ac973e
  5. #a69448
  6. #a09151
  7. #998d5a
  8. #938a64
  9. #8d876d
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89f10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9996f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bfa122 {
  color: #bfa122;
}
Background
.bg-bfa122 {
  background-color: #bfa122;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa122 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa122;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa122;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 161 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa122 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa122, #8ebf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa122 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 161 34 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.11 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.67 #405edd Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa122  rgb(191, 161, 34)  hsl(49, 70%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#2240bf  rgb(34, 64, 191)  hsl(229, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#22bfa1  rgb(34, 191, 161)  hsl(169, 70%, 44%)  Mint
#a122bf  rgb(161, 34, 191)  hsl(289, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid