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#BFBB38

#bfbb38 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 70.68% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.22°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.469

Complementary

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #383cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #3880bf
  3. #7738bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7738
  2. #bfbb38
  3. #80bf38

Triadic

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #38bfbb
  3. #bb38bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #3cbf38
  3. #383cbf
  4. #bb38bf

Square

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #38bf77
  3. #383cbf
  4. #bf3880

Monochromatic

  1. #494715
  2. #848127
  3. #bfbb38
  4. #d5d26f
  5. #e6e4aa

Shades

#bfbb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #aca832
  3. #99962d
  4. #868327
  5. #737022
  6. #605e1c
  7. #4c4b16
  8. #393811
  9. #26250b
  10. #131306
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #c5c24c
  3. #ccc960
  4. #d2cf74
  5. #d9d688
  6. #dfdd9c
  7. #e5e4af
  8. #ecebc3
  9. #f2f1d7
  10. #f9f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb38
  2. #b9b53f
  3. #b2af46
  4. #aca94e
  5. #a6a355
  6. #a09e5c
  7. #999863
  8. #93926a
  9. #8d8c72
  10. #868679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b72c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b93e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb38 {
  color: #bfbb38;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb38 {
  background-color: #bfbb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb38 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb38, #80bf38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.28 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.32 #4044c7 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb38  rgb(191, 187, 56)  hsl(58, 55%, 48%)  Old Gold
#383cbf  rgb(56, 60, 191)  hsl(238, 55%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#38bfbb  rgb(56, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 55%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb38bf  rgb(187, 56, 191)  hsl(298, 55%, 48%)  Medium Orchid