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#BFBB01

#bfbb01 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb01 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.74°, with 98.96% saturation and 37.65% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.4662

Complementary

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #0105bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #0164bf
  3. #5c01bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5c01
  2. #bfbb01
  3. #64bf01

Triadic

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #01bfbb
  3. #bb01bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #05bf01
  3. #0105bf
  4. #bb01bf

Square

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #01bf5c
  3. #0105bf
  4. #bf0164

Monochromatic

  1. #272600
  2. #737101
  3. #bfbb01
  4. #fef90f
  5. #fefb5b

Shades

#bfbb01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #aca801
  3. #999601
  4. #868301
  5. #737001
  6. #605e01
  7. #4c4b00
  8. #393800
  9. #262500
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #c5c21a
  3. #ccc934
  4. #d2cf4d
  5. #d9d667
  6. #dfdd80
  7. #e5e499
  8. #ecebb3
  9. #f2f1cc
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb01
  2. #b9b50e
  3. #b2af1a
  4. #aca927
  5. #a6a334
  6. #a09e41
  7. #99984d
  8. #93925a
  9. #8d8c67
  10. #868673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb821 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b918 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb01 {
  color: #bfbb01;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb01 {
  background-color: #bfbb01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb01 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb01, #64bf01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 1 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.98 #4044fe Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb01  rgb(191, 187, 1)  hsl(59, 99%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0105bf  rgb(1, 5, 191)  hsl(239, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#01bfbb  rgb(1, 191, 187)  hsl(179, 99%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb01bf  rgb(187, 1, 191)  hsl(299, 99%, 38%)  Dark Orchid