ColorTool
Log in
#BFB016

#bfb016 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bfb016 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 88.48% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.67°, 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4218

Complementary

  1. #bfb016
  2. #1625bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb016
  2. #1679bf
  3. #5b16bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5b16
  2. #bfb016
  3. #79bf16

Triadic

  1. #bfb016
  2. #16bfb0
  3. #b016bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb016
  2. #25bf16
  3. #1625bf
  4. #b016bf

Square

  1. #bfb016
  2. #16bf5b
  3. #1625bf
  4. #bf1679

Monochromatic

  1. #363206
  2. #7a710e
  3. #bfb016
  4. #e8d939
  5. #f0e67e

Shades

#bfb016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb016
  2. #ac9e14
  3. #998d12
  4. #867b0f
  5. #736a0d
  6. #60580b
  7. #4c4609
  8. #393507
  9. #262304
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb016
  2. #c5b82d
  3. #ccc045
  4. #d2c85c
  5. #d9d073
  6. #dfd88b
  7. #e5dfa2
  8. #ece7b9
  9. #f2efd0
  10. #f9f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb016
  2. #b9ab21
  3. #b2a62b
  4. #aca236
  5. #a69d40
  6. #a0984b
  7. #999356
  8. #938e60
  9. #8d8a6b
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5af8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b021 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bfb016 {
  color: #bfb016;
}
Background
.bg-bfb016 {
  background-color: #bfb016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb016 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb016, #79bf16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.48 #404fe9 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb016  rgb(191, 176, 22)  hsl(55, 79%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1625bf  rgb(22, 37, 191)  hsl(235, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#16bfb0  rgb(22, 191, 176)  hsl(175, 79%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b016bf  rgb(176, 22, 191)  hsl(295, 79%, 42%)  Dark Orchid