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#BFB00A

#bfb00a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 94.76% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.03°, with 90.05% saturation and 39.41% 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 4.45.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4215

Complementary

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #0a19bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #0a73bf
  3. #560abf

Analogous

  1. #bf560a
  2. #bfb00a
  3. #73bf0a

Triadic

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #0abfb0
  3. #b00abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #19bf0a
  3. #0a19bf
  4. #b00abf

Square

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #0abf56
  3. #0a19bf
  4. #bf0a73

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2a02
  2. #766d06
  3. #bfb00a
  4. #f3e222
  5. #f7ec6b

Shades

#bfb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #ac9e09
  3. #998d08
  4. #867b07
  5. #736a06
  6. #605805
  7. #4c4604
  8. #393503
  9. #262302
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #c5b823
  3. #ccc03b
  4. #d2c854
  5. #d9d06c
  6. #dfd885
  7. #e5df9d
  8. #ece7b6
  9. #f2efce
  10. #f9f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb00a
  2. #b9ab16
  3. #b2a622
  4. #aca22d
  5. #a69d39
  6. #a09845
  7. #999351
  8. #938e5d
  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 #c3b01a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb00a {
  color: #bfb00a;
}
Background
.bg-bfb00a {
  background-color: #bfb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb00a {
  border: 2px solid #bfb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb00a, #73bf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.76 #404ff5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb00a  rgb(191, 176, 10)  hsl(55, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a19bf  rgb(10, 25, 191)  hsl(235, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abfb0  rgb(10, 191, 176)  hsl(175, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b00abf  rgb(176, 10, 191)  hsl(295, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid