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#BFB915

#bfb915 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb915 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.55% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 89.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.88°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #bfb915
  2. #151bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb915
  2. #1570bf
  3. #6415bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6415
  2. #bfb915
  3. #70bf15

Triadic

  1. #bfb915
  2. #15bfb9
  3. #b915bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb915
  2. #1bbf15
  3. #151bbf
  4. #b915bf

Square

  1. #bfb915
  2. #15bf64
  3. #151bbf
  4. #bf1570

Monochromatic

  1. #353306
  2. #7a760d
  3. #bfb915
  4. #e9e337
  5. #f1ed7c

Shades

#bfb915 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb915
  2. #aca713
  3. #999411
  4. #86820f
  5. #736f0d
  6. #605d0b
  7. #4c4a08
  8. #393806
  9. #262504
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb915 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb915
  2. #c5c02c
  3. #ccc744
  4. #d2ce5b
  5. #d9d573
  6. #dfdc8a
  7. #e5e3a1
  8. #eceab9
  9. #f2f1d0
  10. #f9f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb915 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb915
  2. #b9b320
  3. #b2ae2a
  4. #aca835
  5. #a6a240
  6. #a09d4b
  7. #999755
  8. #939160
  9. #8d8b6b
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb915 {
  color: #bfb915;
}
Background
.bg-bfb915 {
  background-color: #bfb915;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb915 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb915;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb915;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 185 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb915 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb915, #70bf15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb915 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 185 21 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.43 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.44 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.89 #4046ea Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb915  rgb(191, 185, 21)  hsl(58, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#151bbf  rgb(21, 27, 191)  hsl(238, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#15bfb9  rgb(21, 191, 185)  hsl(178, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b915bf  rgb(185, 21, 191)  hsl(298, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid