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#BFA223

#bfa223 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa223 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 81.68% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 48.85°, with 69.03% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.3704

Complementary

  1. #bfa223
  2. #2340bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa223
  2. #238ebf
  3. #5423bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5423
  2. #bfa223
  3. #8ebf23

Triadic

  1. #bfa223
  2. #23bfa2
  3. #a223bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa223
  2. #40bf23
  3. #2340bf
  4. #a223bf

Square

  1. #bfa223
  2. #23bf54
  3. #2340bf
  4. #bf238e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e340b
  2. #7e6b17
  3. #bfa223
  4. #dfc450
  5. #ebda90

Shades

#bfa223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa223
  2. #ac9220
  3. #99821c
  4. #867119
  5. #736115
  6. #605112
  7. #4c410e
  8. #39310b
  9. #262007
  10. #131004
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa223
  2. #c5ab39
  3. #ccb54f
  4. #d2be65
  5. #d9c77b
  6. #dfd191
  7. #e5daa7
  8. #ece3bd
  9. #f2ecd3
  10. #f9f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa223
  2. #b99f2c
  3. #b29b36
  4. #ac983f
  5. #a69448
  6. #a09152
  7. #998e5b
  8. #938a64
  9. #8d876d
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba82c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf948b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a011 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa223 {
  color: #bfa223;
}
Background
.bg-bfa223 {
  background-color: #bfa223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa223 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 162 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa223, #8ebf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 162 35 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.05 #405ddc Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa223  rgb(191, 162, 35)  hsl(49, 69%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#2340bf  rgb(35, 64, 191)  hsl(229, 69%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#23bfa2  rgb(35, 191, 162)  hsl(169, 69%, 44%)  Mint
#a223bf  rgb(162, 35, 191)  hsl(289, 69%, 44%)  Dark Orchid