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#BFAA16

#bfaa16 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfaa16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.67% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.99% magenta, 88.48% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 52.54°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.3988

Complementary

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #162bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #167fbf
  3. #5516bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5516
  2. #bfaa16
  3. #7fbf16

Triadic

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #16bfaa
  3. #aa16bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #2bbf16
  3. #162bbf
  4. #aa16bf

Square

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #16bf55
  3. #162bbf
  4. #bf167f

Monochromatic

  1. #363006
  2. #7a6d0e
  3. #bfaa16
  4. #e8d239
  5. #f0e27e

Shades

#bfaa16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #ac9914
  3. #998812
  4. #86770f
  5. #73660d
  6. #60550b
  7. #4c4409
  8. #393307
  9. #262204
  10. #131102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaa16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #c5b32d
  3. #ccbb45
  4. #d2c45c
  5. #d9cc73
  6. #dfd58b
  7. #e5dda2
  8. #ece6b9
  9. #f2eed0
  10. #f9f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaa16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaa16
  2. #b9a621
  3. #b2a22b
  4. #ac9d36
  5. #a69940
  6. #a0954b
  7. #999156
  8. #938d60
  9. #8d886b
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ac20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaa16 {
  color: #bfaa16;
}
Background
.bg-bfaa16 {
  background-color: #bfaa16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaa16 {
  border: 2px solid #bfaa16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaa16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 170 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaa16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaa16, #7fbf16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaa16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 170 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.86 #4055e9 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfaa16  rgb(191, 170, 22)  hsl(53, 79%, 42%)  Old Gold
#162bbf  rgb(22, 43, 191)  hsl(233, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#16bfaa  rgb(22, 191, 170)  hsl(173, 79%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#aa16bf  rgb(170, 22, 191)  hsl(293, 79%, 42%)  Dark Orchid