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#BFB808

#bfb808 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb808 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.16% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.66% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.7°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.4537

Complementary

  1. #bfb808
  2. #080fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb808
  2. #086bbf
  3. #5c08bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5c08
  2. #bfb808
  3. #6bbf08

Triadic

  1. #bfb808
  2. #08bfb8
  3. #b808bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb808
  2. #0fbf08
  3. #080fbf
  4. #b808bf

Square

  1. #bfb808
  2. #08bf5c
  3. #080fbf
  4. #bf086b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b02
  2. #767105
  3. #bfb808
  4. #f6ed1e
  5. #f9f367

Shades

#bfb808 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb808
  2. #aca607
  3. #999306
  4. #868106
  5. #736e05
  6. #605c04
  7. #4c4a03
  8. #393702
  9. #262502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb808 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb808
  2. #c5bf21
  3. #ccc639
  4. #d2cd52
  5. #d9d46b
  6. #dfdc84
  7. #e5e39c
  8. #eceab5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb808 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb808
  2. #b9b214
  3. #b2ad20
  4. #aca72c
  5. #a6a238
  6. #a09c44
  7. #999650
  8. #93915c
  9. #8d8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b58f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceab9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b71b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb808 {
  color: #bfb808;
}
Background
.bg-bfb808 {
  background-color: #bfb808;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb808 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb808;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb808;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 184 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb808 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb808, #6bbf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb808 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 184 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.25 #4047f7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb808  rgb(191, 184, 8)  hsl(58, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#080fbf  rgb(8, 15, 191)  hsl(238, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfb8  rgb(8, 191, 184)  hsl(178, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b808bf  rgb(184, 8, 191)  hsl(298, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid