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#BFB01A

#bfb01a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb01a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 86.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 76.04% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.422

Complementary

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #1a29bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #1a7bbf
  3. #5e1abf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e1a
  2. #bfb01a
  3. #7bbf1a

Triadic

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #1abfb0
  3. #b01abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #29bf1a
  3. #1a29bf
  4. #b01abf

Square

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #1abf5e
  3. #1a29bf
  4. #bf1a7b

Monochromatic

  1. #383408
  2. #7c7211
  3. #bfb01a
  4. #e5d640
  5. #eee584

Shades

#bfb01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #ac9e17
  3. #998d15
  4. #867b12
  5. #736a10
  6. #60580d
  7. #4c460a
  8. #393508
  9. #262305
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #c5b831
  3. #ccc048
  4. #d2c85f
  5. #d9d076
  6. #dfd88d
  7. #e5dfa3
  8. #ece7ba
  9. #f2efd1
  10. #f9f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb01a
  2. #b9ab24
  3. #b2a62e
  4. #aca239
  5. #a69d43
  6. #a0984d
  7. #999357
  8. #938e61
  9. #8d8a6c
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 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 #c6b129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b024 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb01a {
  color: #bfb01a;
}
Background
.bg-bfb01a {
  background-color: #bfb01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb01a {
  border: 2px solid #bfb01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb01a, #7bbf1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 26 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.44 #404fe5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb01a  rgb(191, 176, 26)  hsl(55, 76%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1a29bf  rgb(26, 41, 191)  hsl(235, 76%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1abfb0  rgb(26, 191, 176)  hsl(175, 76%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#b01abf  rgb(176, 26, 191)  hsl(295, 76%, 43%)  Dark Orchid