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#BFB102

#bfb102 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb102 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.41% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 98.95% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 97.93% saturation and 37.84% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4253

Complementary

  1. #bfb102
  2. #0210bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb102
  2. #026ebf
  3. #5302bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5302
  2. #bfb102
  3. #6ebf02

Triadic

  1. #bfb102
  2. #02bfb1
  3. #b102bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb102
  2. #10bf02
  3. #0210bf
  4. #b102bf

Square

  1. #bfb102
  2. #02bf53
  3. #0210bf
  4. #bf026e

Monochromatic

  1. #282500
  2. #736b01
  3. #bfb102
  4. #fdeb11
  5. #fdf15d

Shades

#bfb102 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb102
  2. #ac9f02
  3. #998e02
  4. #867c01
  5. #736a01
  6. #605901
  7. #4c4701
  8. #393501
  9. #262300
  10. #131200
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb102 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb102
  2. #c5b91b
  3. #ccc135
  4. #d2c84e
  5. #d9d067
  6. #dfd881
  7. #e5e09a
  8. #ece8b3
  9. #f2efcc
  10. #f9f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb102 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb102
  2. #b9ac0f
  3. #b2a71b
  4. #aca228
  5. #a69d34
  6. #a09941
  7. #99944e
  8. #938f5a
  9. #8d8a67
  10. #868573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5af8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b11e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b116 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb102 {
  color: #bfb102;
}
Background
.bg-bfb102 {
  background-color: #bfb102;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb102 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb102;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb102;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 177 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb102 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb102, #6ebf02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb102 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 177 2 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.20 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.91 #404efd Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb102  rgb(191, 177, 2)  hsl(56, 98%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0210bf  rgb(2, 16, 191)  hsl(236, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#02bfb1  rgb(2, 191, 177)  hsl(176, 98%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b102bf  rgb(177, 2, 191)  hsl(296, 98%, 38%)  Dark Orchid