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#BFA415

#bfa415 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa415 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.31% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 89.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 50.47°, 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #bfa415
  2. #1530bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa415
  2. #1585bf
  3. #4f15bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4f15
  2. #bfa415
  3. #85bf15

Triadic

  1. #bfa415
  2. #15bfa4
  3. #a415bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa415
  2. #30bf15
  3. #1530bf
  4. #a415bf

Square

  1. #bfa415
  2. #15bf4f
  3. #1530bf
  4. #bf1585

Monochromatic

  1. #352e06
  2. #7a690d
  3. #bfa415
  4. #e9cd37
  5. #f1de7c

Shades

#bfa415 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa415
  2. #ac9413
  3. #998311
  4. #86730f
  5. #73620d
  6. #60520b
  7. #4c4208
  8. #393106
  9. #262104
  10. #131002
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa415 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa415
  2. #c5ad2c
  3. #ccb644
  4. #d2bf5b
  5. #d9c873
  6. #dfd28a
  7. #e5dba1
  8. #ece4b9
  9. #f2edd0
  10. #f9f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa415 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa415
  2. #b9a020
  3. #b29d2a
  4. #ac9935
  5. #a69640
  6. #a0924b
  7. #998e55
  8. #938b60
  9. #8d876b
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf968c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea71e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa415 {
  color: #bfa415;
}
Background
.bg-bfa415 {
  background-color: #bfa415;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa415 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa415;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa415;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 164 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa415 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa415, #85bf15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa415 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 164 21 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.82 #405bea Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bfa415  rgb(191, 164, 21)  hsl(50, 80%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#1530bf  rgb(21, 48, 191)  hsl(230, 80%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#15bfa4  rgb(21, 191, 164)  hsl(170, 80%, 42%)  Mint
#a415bf  rgb(164, 21, 191)  hsl(290, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid