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#BFAB00

#bfab00 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfab00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.06% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.47% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 53.72°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.402

Complementary

  1. #bfab00
  2. #0014bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfab00
  2. #0073bf
  3. #4c00bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4c00
  2. #bfab00
  3. #73bf00

Triadic

  1. #bfab00
  2. #00bfab
  3. #ab00bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfab00
  2. #14bf00
  3. #0014bf
  4. #ab00bf

Square

  1. #bfab00
  2. #00bf4c
  3. #0014bf
  4. #bf0073

Monochromatic

  1. #262200
  2. #726700
  3. #bfab00
  4. #ffe60c
  5. #ffee59

Shades

#bfab00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfab00
  2. #ac9a00
  3. #998900
  4. #867800
  5. #736700
  6. #605600
  7. #4c4400
  8. #393300
  9. #262200
  10. #131100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfab00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfab00
  2. #c5b31a
  3. #ccbc33
  4. #d2c44d
  5. #d9cd66
  6. #dfd580
  7. #e5dd99
  8. #ece6b3
  9. #f2eecc
  10. #f9f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfab00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfab00
  2. #b9a70d
  3. #b2a21a
  4. #ac9e26
  5. #a69a33
  6. #a09640
  7. #99914d
  8. #938d5a
  9. #8d8966
  10. #868473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aa87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ac14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfab00 {
  color: #bfab00;
}
Background
.bg-bfab00 {
  background-color: #bfab00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfab00 {
  border: 2px solid #bfab00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfab00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 171 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfab00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfab00, #73bf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfab00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 171 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.94 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.76 #4054ff Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfab00  rgb(191, 171, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0014bf  rgb(0, 20, 191)  hsl(234, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#00bfab  rgb(0, 191, 171)  hsl(174, 100%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#ab00bf  rgb(171, 0, 191)  hsl(294, 100%, 37%)  Dark Orchid