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#BFAE66

#bfae66 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfae66 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.24% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 46.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 48.54°, with 41.01% saturation and 57.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4231

Complementary

  1. #bfae66
  2. #6677bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfae66
  2. #66a3bf
  3. #8166bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8166
  2. #bfae66
  3. #a3bf66

Triadic

  1. #bfae66
  2. #66bfae
  3. #ae66bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfae66
  2. #77bf66
  3. #6677bf
  4. #ae66bf

Square

  1. #bfae66
  2. #66bf81
  3. #6677bf
  4. #bf66a3

Monochromatic

  1. #635829
  2. #998840
  3. #bfae66
  4. #d6cb9c
  5. #ece7d2

Shades

#bfae66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfae66
  2. #ac9d5c
  3. #998b52
  4. #867a47
  5. #73683d
  6. #605733
  7. #4c4629
  8. #39341f
  9. #262314
  10. #13110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfae66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfae66
  2. #c5b675
  3. #ccbe85
  4. #d2c694
  5. #d9cea3
  6. #dfd7b3
  7. #e5dfc2
  8. #ece7d1
  9. #f2efe0
  10. #f9f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfae66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfae66
  2. #b9a969
  3. #b2a56b
  4. #aca06e
  5. #a69c70
  6. #a09773
  7. #999276
  8. #938e78
  9. #8d897b
  10. #86857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ae96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbab60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b069 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba49d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdac63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb068 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfae66 {
  color: #bfae66;
}
Background
.bg-bfae66 {
  background-color: #bfae66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfae66 {
  border: 2px solid #bfae66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfae66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 174 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfae66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfae66, #a3bf66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfae66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 174 102 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.93 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.31 #405199 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bfae66  rgb(191, 174, 102)  hsl(49, 41%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#6677bf  rgb(102, 119, 191)  hsl(229, 41%, 57%)  Glaucous
#66bfae  rgb(102, 191, 174)  hsl(169, 41%, 57%)  Verdigris
#ae66bf  rgb(174, 102, 191)  hsl(289, 41%, 57%)  Medium Orchid