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#BFB232

#bfb232 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb232 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.81% magenta, 73.82% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.47°, with 58.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.4315

Complementary

  1. #bfb232
  2. #323fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb232
  2. #3285bf
  3. #6b32bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6b32
  2. #bfb232
  3. #85bf32

Triadic

  1. #bfb232
  2. #32bfb2
  3. #b232bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb232
  2. #3fbf32
  3. #323fbf
  4. #b232bf

Square

  1. #bfb232
  2. #32bf6b
  3. #323fbf
  4. #bf3285

Monochromatic

  1. #464112
  2. #827922
  3. #bfb232
  4. #d7cd66
  5. #e7e1a3

Shades

#bfb232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb232
  2. #aca02d
  3. #998e28
  4. #867d23
  5. #736b1e
  6. #605919
  7. #4c4714
  8. #39350f
  9. #26240a
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb232
  2. #c5ba47
  3. #ccc15b
  4. #d2c970
  5. #d9d184
  6. #dfd999
  7. #e5e0ad
  8. #ece8c2
  9. #f2f0d6
  10. #f9f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb232
  2. #b9ad3a
  3. #b2a842
  4. #aca349
  5. #a69e51
  6. #a09959
  7. #999461
  8. #938f69
  9. #8d8a70
  10. #868578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ac1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1ae25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ab7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb232 {
  color: #bfb232;
}
Background
.bg-bfb232 {
  background-color: #bfb232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb232 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb232, #85bf32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 50 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.68 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.58 #404dcd Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb232  rgb(191, 178, 50)  hsl(54, 59%, 47%)  Old Gold
#323fbf  rgb(50, 63, 191)  hsl(234, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#32bfb2  rgb(50, 191, 178)  hsl(174, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#b232bf  rgb(178, 50, 191)  hsl(294, 59%, 47%)  Purpureus