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#BFB008

#bfb008 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb008 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.08°, 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4214

Complementary

  1. #bfb008
  2. #0817bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb008
  2. #0873bf
  3. #5408bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5408
  2. #bfb008
  3. #73bf08

Triadic

  1. #bfb008
  2. #08bfb0
  3. #b008bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb008
  2. #17bf08
  3. #0817bf
  4. #b008bf

Square

  1. #bfb008
  2. #08bf54
  3. #0817bf
  4. #bf0873

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2902
  2. #766c05
  3. #bfb008
  4. #f6e41e
  5. #f9ed67

Shades

#bfb008 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb008
  2. #ac9e07
  3. #998d06
  4. #867b06
  5. #736a05
  6. #605804
  7. #4c4603
  8. #393502
  9. #262302
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb008 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb008
  2. #c5b821
  3. #ccc039
  4. #d2c852
  5. #d9d06b
  6. #dfd884
  7. #e5df9c
  8. #ece7b5
  9. #f2efce
  10. #f9f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb008 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb008
  2. #b9ab14
  3. #b2a620
  4. #aca22c
  5. #a69d38
  6. #a09844
  7. #999350
  8. #938e5c
  9. #8d8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5af8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb008 {
  color: #bfb008;
}
Background
.bg-bfb008 {
  background-color: #bfb008;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb008 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb008;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb008;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb008 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb008, #73bf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb008 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.48 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.81 #404ff7 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb008  rgb(191, 176, 8)  hsl(55, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0817bf  rgb(8, 23, 191)  hsl(235, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfb0  rgb(8, 191, 176)  hsl(175, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b008bf  rgb(176, 8, 191)  hsl(295, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid