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#BFBB40

#bfbb40 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 66.49% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.11°, with 49.8% saturation and 50% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.4699

Complementary

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #4044bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #4084bf
  3. #7b40bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7b40
  2. #bfbb40
  3. #84bf40

Triadic

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #40bfbb
  3. #bb40bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #44bf40
  3. #4044bf
  4. #bb40bf

Square

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #40bf7b
  3. #4044bf
  4. #bf4084

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4b1a
  2. #86832d
  3. #bfbb40
  4. #d2cf79
  5. #e5e4b3

Shades

#bfbb40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #aca83a
  3. #999633
  4. #86832d
  5. #737026
  6. #605e20
  7. #4c4b1a
  8. #393813
  9. #26250d
  10. #131306
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #c5c253
  3. #ccc966
  4. #d2cf79
  5. #d9d68c
  6. #dfdda0
  7. #e5e4b3
  8. #ecebc6
  9. #f2f1d9
  10. #f9f8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb40
  2. #b9b546
  3. #b2af4d
  4. #aca953
  5. #a6a35a
  6. #a09e60
  7. #999866
  8. #93926d
  9. #8d8c73
  10. #86867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab42f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb948 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccafa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb40 {
  color: #bfbb40;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb40 {
  background-color: #bfbb40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb40 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb40, #84bf40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 64 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.78 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.32 #4044bf Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bfbb40  rgb(191, 187, 64)  hsl(58, 50%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#4044bf  rgb(64, 68, 191)  hsl(238, 50%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#40bfbb  rgb(64, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 50%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb40bf  rgb(187, 64, 191)  hsl(298, 50%, 50%)  Medium Orchid