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#BFA608

#bfa608 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa608 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.1% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.09% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 51.8°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.3837

Complementary

  1. #bfa608
  2. #0821bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa608
  2. #087dbf
  3. #4a08bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4a08
  2. #bfa608
  3. #7dbf08

Triadic

  1. #bfa608
  2. #08bfa6
  3. #a608bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa608
  2. #21bf08
  3. #0821bf
  4. #a608bf

Square

  1. #bfa608
  2. #08bf4a
  3. #0821bf
  4. #bf087d

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2602
  2. #766605
  3. #bfa608
  4. #f6d81e
  5. #f9e567

Shades

#bfa608 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa608
  2. #ac9507
  3. #998506
  4. #867406
  5. #736405
  6. #605304
  7. #4c4203
  8. #393202
  9. #262102
  10. #131101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa608 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa608
  2. #c5af21
  3. #ccb839
  4. #d2c152
  5. #d9ca6b
  6. #dfd384
  7. #e5db9c
  8. #ece4b5
  9. #f2edce
  10. #f9f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa608 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa608
  2. #b9a214
  3. #b29e20
  4. #ac9b2c
  5. #a69738
  6. #a09344
  7. #998f50
  8. #938b5c
  9. #8d8868
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf988d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa817 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99e70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa608 {
  color: #bfa608;
}
Background
.bg-bfa608 {
  background-color: #bfa608;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa608 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa608;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa608;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 166 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa608 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa608, #7dbf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa608 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 166 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.43 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 10.75 #4059f7 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfa608  rgb(191, 166, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0821bf  rgb(8, 33, 191)  hsl(232, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfa6  rgb(8, 191, 166)  hsl(172, 92%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a608bf  rgb(166, 8, 191)  hsl(292, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid