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#BFB70A

#bfb70a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb70a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.76% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.19% magenta, 94.76% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.35°, with 90.05% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.4497

Complementary

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #0a12bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #0a6cbf
  3. #5d0abf

Analogous

  1. #bf5d0a
  2. #bfb70a
  3. #6cbf0a

Triadic

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #0abfb7
  3. #b70abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #12bf0a
  3. #0a12bf
  4. #b70abf

Square

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #0abf5d
  3. #0a12bf
  4. #bf0a6c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2c02
  2. #767106
  3. #bfb70a
  4. #f3ea22
  5. #f7f16b

Shades

#bfb70a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #aca509
  3. #999208
  4. #868007
  5. #736e06
  6. #605c05
  7. #4c4904
  8. #393703
  9. #262502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb70a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #c5be23
  3. #ccc53b
  4. #d2cd54
  5. #d9d46c
  6. #dfdb85
  7. #e5e29d
  8. #ece9b6
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb70a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb70a
  2. #b9b216
  3. #b2ac22
  4. #aca72d
  5. #a6a139
  6. #a09c45
  7. #999651
  8. #93915d
  9. #8d8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8af7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb70a {
  color: #bfb70a;
}
Background
.bg-bfb70a {
  background-color: #bfb70a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb70a {
  border: 2px solid #bfb70a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb70a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 183 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb70a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb70a, #6cbf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb70a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 183 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.37 #4048f5 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb70a  rgb(191, 183, 10)  hsl(57, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a12bf  rgb(10, 18, 191)  hsl(237, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abfb7  rgb(10, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b70abf  rgb(183, 10, 191)  hsl(297, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid