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#BFB72F

#bfb72f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb72f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.19% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.4515

Complementary

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #2f37bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #2f7fbf
  3. #6f2fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf6f2f
  2. #bfb72f
  3. #7fbf2f

Triadic

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #2fbfb7
  3. #b72fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #37bf2f
  3. #2f37bf
  4. #b72fbf

Square

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #2fbf6f
  3. #2f37bf
  4. #bf2f7f

Monochromatic

  1. #444111
  2. #827c20
  3. #bfb72f
  4. #d8d262
  5. #e8e4a0

Shades

#bfb72f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #aca52a
  3. #999226
  4. #868021
  5. #736e1c
  6. #605c18
  7. #4c4913
  8. #39370e
  9. #262509
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb72f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #c5be44
  3. #ccc559
  4. #d2cd6d
  5. #d9d482
  6. #dfdb97
  7. #e5e2ac
  8. #ece9c1
  9. #f2f1d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb72f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb72f
  2. #b9b237
  3. #b2ac3f
  4. #aca747
  5. #a6a14f
  6. #a09c58
  7. #999660
  8. #939168
  9. #8d8b70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b010 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab63a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaa9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b320 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb72f {
  color: #bfb72f;
}
Background
.bg-bfb72f {
  background-color: #bfb72f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb72f {
  border: 2px solid #bfb72f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb72f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 183 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb72f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb72f, #7fbf2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb72f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 183 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.43 #4048d0 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb72f  rgb(191, 183, 47)  hsl(57, 61%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2f37bf  rgb(47, 55, 191)  hsl(237, 61%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2fbfb7  rgb(47, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#b72fbf  rgb(183, 47, 191)  hsl(297, 61%, 47%)  Purpureus