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#BFB409

#bfb409 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb409 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.59% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.76% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.37°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.4374

Complementary

  1. #bfb409
  2. #0914bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb409
  2. #096fbf
  3. #5909bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5909
  2. #bfb409
  3. #6fbf09

Triadic

  1. #bfb409
  2. #09bfb4
  3. #b409bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb409
  2. #14bf09
  3. #0914bf
  4. #b409bf

Square

  1. #bfb409
  2. #09bf59
  3. #0914bf
  4. #bf096f

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2a02
  2. #766f06
  3. #bfb409
  4. #f4e820
  5. #f8ef69

Shades

#bfb409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb409
  2. #aca208
  3. #999007
  4. #867e06
  5. #736c05
  6. #605a05
  7. #4c4804
  8. #393603
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb409
  2. #c5bc22
  3. #ccc33a
  4. #d2cb53
  5. #d9d26b
  6. #dfda84
  7. #e5e19d
  8. #ece9b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb409
  2. #b9af15
  3. #b2aa21
  4. #aca42d
  5. #a69f39
  6. #a09a45
  7. #999550
  8. #93905c
  9. #8d8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b41b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ac79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb409 {
  color: #bfb409;
}
Background
.bg-bfb409 {
  background-color: #bfb409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb409 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 180 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb409, #6fbf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 180 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.33 #404bf6 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb409  rgb(191, 180, 9)  hsl(56, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0914bf  rgb(9, 20, 191)  hsl(236, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bfb4  rgb(9, 191, 180)  hsl(176, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b409bf  rgb(180, 9, 191)  hsl(296, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid