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#BFB507

#bfb507 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb507 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.74°, with 92.93% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.4414

Complementary

  1. #bfb507
  2. #0711bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb507
  2. #076dbf
  3. #5907bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5907
  2. #bfb507
  3. #6dbf07

Triadic

  1. #bfb507
  2. #07bfb5
  3. #b507bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb507
  2. #11bf07
  3. #0711bf
  4. #b507bf

Square

  1. #bfb507
  2. #07bf59
  3. #0711bf
  4. #bf076d

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2902
  2. #756f04
  3. #bfb507
  4. #f7eb1c
  5. #f9f166

Shades

#bfb507 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb507
  2. #aca306
  3. #999106
  4. #867f05
  5. #736d04
  6. #605b04
  7. #4c4803
  8. #393602
  9. #262401
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb507 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb507
  2. #c5bc20
  3. #ccc439
  4. #d2cb51
  5. #d9d36a
  6. #dfda83
  7. #e5e19c
  8. #ece9b5
  9. #f2f0cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb507 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb507
  2. #b9b013
  3. #b2aa1f
  4. #aca52b
  5. #a6a037
  6. #a09b44
  7. #999550
  8. #93905c
  9. #8d8b68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b41a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ad7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb507 {
  color: #bfb507;
}
Background
.bg-bfb507 {
  background-color: #bfb507;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb507 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb507;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb507;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb507 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb507, #6dbf07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb507 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 7 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 10.52 #404af8 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb507  rgb(191, 181, 7)  hsl(57, 93%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0711bf  rgb(7, 17, 191)  hsl(237, 93%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#07bfb5  rgb(7, 191, 181)  hsl(177, 93%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b507bf  rgb(181, 7, 191)  hsl(297, 93%, 39%)  Dark Orchid