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#BFBB39

#bfbb39 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb39 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 70.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.21°, with 54.03% saturation and 48.63% 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 luminance0.4691

Complementary

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #393dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #3980bf
  3. #7839bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7839
  2. #bfbb39
  3. #80bf39

Triadic

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #39bfbb
  3. #bb39bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #3dbf39
  3. #393dbf
  4. #bb39bf

Square

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #39bf78
  3. #393dbf
  4. #bf3980

Monochromatic

  1. #494816
  2. #848127
  3. #bfbb39
  4. #d4d170
  5. #e6e4ab

Shades

#bfbb39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #aca833
  3. #99962e
  4. #868328
  5. #737022
  6. #605e1d
  7. #4c4b17
  8. #393811
  9. #26250b
  10. #131306
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #c5c24d
  3. #ccc961
  4. #d2cf74
  5. #d9d688
  6. #dfdd9c
  7. #e5e4b0
  8. #ecebc4
  9. #f2f1d7
  10. #f9f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb39
  2. #b9b540
  3. #b2af47
  4. #aca94e
  5. #a6a355
  6. #a09e5d
  7. #999864
  8. #93926b
  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 #cbb423 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b72d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b93f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb39 {
  color: #bfbb39;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb39 {
  background-color: #bfbb39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb39 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 54% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb39, #80bf39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 57 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.32 #4044c6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb39  rgb(191, 187, 57)  hsl(58, 54%, 49%)  Old Gold
#393dbf  rgb(57, 61, 191)  hsl(238, 54%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#39bfbb  rgb(57, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 54%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb39bf  rgb(187, 57, 191)  hsl(298, 54%, 49%)  Medium Orchid