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#BFA219

#bfa219 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa219 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 86.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 49.52°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3699

Complementary

  1. #bfa219
  2. #1936bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa219
  2. #1989bf
  3. #4f19bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4f19
  2. #bfa219
  3. #89bf19

Triadic

  1. #bfa219
  2. #19bfa2
  3. #a219bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa219
  2. #36bf19
  3. #1936bf
  4. #a219bf

Square

  1. #bfa219
  2. #19bf4f
  3. #1936bf
  4. #bf1989

Monochromatic

  1. #382f07
  2. #7b6910
  3. #bfa219
  4. #e6c93f
  5. #efdc82

Shades

#bfa219 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa219
  2. #ac9217
  3. #998214
  4. #867112
  5. #73610f
  6. #60510d
  7. #4c410a
  8. #393108
  9. #262005
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa219 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa219
  2. #c5ab30
  3. #ccb547
  4. #d2be5e
  5. #d9c775
  6. #dfd18c
  7. #e5daa3
  8. #ece3ba
  9. #f2ecd1
  10. #f9f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa219 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa219
  2. #b99f23
  3. #b29b2e
  4. #ac9838
  5. #a69442
  6. #a0914d
  7. #998e57
  8. #938a61
  9. #8d876b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca825 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf948a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99a6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa219 {
  color: #bfa219;
}
Background
.bg-bfa219 {
  background-color: #bfa219;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa219 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa219;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa219;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 162 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa219 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa219, #89bf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa219 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 162 25 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.17 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.22 #405de6 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa219  rgb(191, 162, 25)  hsl(50, 77%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#1936bf  rgb(25, 54, 191)  hsl(230, 77%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#19bfa2  rgb(25, 191, 162)  hsl(170, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#a219bf  rgb(162, 25, 191)  hsl(290, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid