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#BFB70D

#bfb70d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb70d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.76% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.19% magenta, 93.19% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.3°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.4497

Complementary

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #0d15bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #0d6ebf
  3. #5e0dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e0d
  2. #bfb70d
  3. #6ebf0d

Triadic

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #0dbfb7
  3. #b70dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #15bf0d
  3. #0d15bf
  4. #b70dbf

Square

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #0dbf5e
  3. #0d15bf
  4. #bf0d6e

Monochromatic

  1. #302e03
  2. #777208
  3. #bfb70d
  4. #f0e728
  5. #f5ef70

Shades

#bfb70d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #aca50c
  3. #99920a
  4. #868009
  5. #736e08
  6. #605c07
  7. #4c4905
  8. #393704
  9. #262503
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb70d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #c5be25
  3. #ccc53d
  4. #d2cd56
  5. #d9d46e
  6. #dfdb86
  7. #e5e29e
  8. #ece9b6
  9. #f2f1cf
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb70d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb70d
  2. #b9b219
  3. #b2ac24
  4. #aca730
  5. #a6a13b
  6. #a09c47
  7. #999652
  8. #93915e
  9. #8d8b69
  10. #868675
  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 #b8b58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8af7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb70d {
  color: #bfb70d;
}
Background
.bg-bfb70d {
  background-color: #bfb70d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb70d {
  border: 2px solid #bfb70d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb70d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 183 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb70d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb70d, #6ebf0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb70d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 183 13 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.32 #4048f2 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb70d  rgb(191, 183, 13)  hsl(57, 87%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0d15bf  rgb(13, 21, 191)  hsl(237, 87%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0dbfb7  rgb(13, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 87%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#b70dbf  rgb(183, 13, 191)  hsl(297, 87%, 40%)  Dark Orchid