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#BFBB04

#bfbb04 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb04 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.72°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.4663

Complementary

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #0408bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #0466bf
  3. #5e04bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e04
  2. #bfbb04
  3. #66bf04

Triadic

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #04bfbb
  3. #bb04bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #08bf04
  3. #0408bf
  4. #bb04bf

Square

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #04bf5e
  3. #0408bf
  4. #bf0466

Monochromatic

  1. #292801
  2. #747202
  3. #bfbb04
  4. #faf515
  5. #fcf860

Shades

#bfbb04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #aca804
  3. #999603
  4. #868303
  5. #737002
  6. #605e02
  7. #4c4b02
  8. #393801
  9. #262501
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #c5c21d
  3. #ccc936
  4. #d2cf4f
  5. #d9d668
  6. #dfdd82
  7. #e5e49b
  8. #ecebb4
  9. #f2f1cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb04
  2. #b9b510
  3. #b2af1d
  4. #aca929
  5. #a6a336
  6. #a09e42
  7. #99984e
  8. #93925b
  9. #8d8c67
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 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 #ceb822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb04 {
  color: #bfbb04;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb04 {
  background-color: #bfbb04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb04 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb04, #66bf04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 4 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.93 #4044fb Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb04  rgb(191, 187, 4)  hsl(59, 96%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0408bf  rgb(4, 8, 191)  hsl(239, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#04bfbb  rgb(4, 191, 187)  hsl(179, 96%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb04bf  rgb(187, 4, 191)  hsl(299, 96%, 38%)  Dark Orchid