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#BFB208

#bfb208 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb208 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.81% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4293

Complementary

  1. #bfb208
  2. #0815bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb208
  2. #0870bf
  3. #5708bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5708
  2. #bfb208
  3. #70bf08

Triadic

  1. #bfb208
  2. #08bfb2
  3. #b208bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb208
  2. #15bf08
  3. #0815bf
  4. #b208bf

Square

  1. #bfb208
  2. #08bf57
  3. #0815bf
  4. #bf0870

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2902
  2. #766e05
  3. #bfb208
  4. #f6e61e
  5. #f9ee67

Shades

#bfb208 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb208
  2. #aca007
  3. #998e06
  4. #867d06
  5. #736b05
  6. #605904
  7. #4c4703
  8. #393502
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb208 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb208
  2. #c5ba21
  3. #ccc139
  4. #d2c952
  5. #d9d16b
  6. #dfd984
  7. #e5e09c
  8. #ece8b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f9f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb208 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb208
  2. #b9ad14
  3. #b2a820
  4. #aca32c
  5. #a69e38
  6. #a09944
  7. #999450
  8. #938f5c
  9. #8d8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b21a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8aa78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb208 {
  color: #bfb208;
}
Background
.bg-bfb208 {
  background-color: #bfb208;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb208 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb208;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb208;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb208 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb208, #70bf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb208 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.95 #404df7 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb208  rgb(191, 178, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0815bf  rgb(8, 21, 191)  hsl(236, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfb2  rgb(8, 191, 178)  hsl(176, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b208bf  rgb(178, 8, 191)  hsl(296, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid