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#BFBB09

#bfbb09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.68°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.4664

Complementary

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #090dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #0968bf
  3. #6009bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6009
  2. #bfbb09
  3. #68bf09

Triadic

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #09bfbb
  3. #bb09bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #0dbf09
  3. #090dbf
  4. #bb09bf

Square

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #09bf60
  3. #090dbf
  4. #bf0968

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2c02
  2. #767306
  3. #bfbb09
  4. #f4f020
  5. #f8f569

Shades

#bfbb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #aca808
  3. #999607
  4. #868306
  5. #737005
  6. #605e05
  7. #4c4b04
  8. #393803
  9. #262502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #c5c222
  3. #ccc93a
  4. #d2cf53
  5. #d9d66b
  6. #dfdd84
  7. #e5e49d
  8. #ecebb5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb09
  2. #b9b515
  3. #b2af21
  4. #aca92d
  5. #a6a339
  6. #a09e45
  7. #999850
  8. #93925c
  9. #8d8c68
  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 #ceb824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb09 {
  color: #bfbb09;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb09 {
  background-color: #bfbb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb09 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb09, #68bf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.57 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.86 #4044f6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb09  rgb(191, 187, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090dbf  rgb(9, 13, 191)  hsl(239, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bfbb  rgb(9, 191, 187)  hsl(179, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb09bf  rgb(187, 9, 191)  hsl(299, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid