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#BFBB48

#bfbb48 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 62.3% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.98°, with 48.18% saturation and 51.57% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.4708

Complementary

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #484cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #4888bf
  3. #7f48bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7f48
  2. #bfbb48
  3. #88bf48

Triadic

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #48bfbb
  3. #bb48bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #4cbf48
  3. #484cbf
  4. #bb48bf

Square

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #48bf7f
  3. #484cbf
  4. #bf4888

Monochromatic

  1. #52501d
  2. #8a8730
  3. #bfbb48
  4. #d3d081
  5. #e7e5b9

Shades

#bfbb48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #aca841
  3. #99963a
  4. #868332
  5. #73702b
  6. #605e24
  7. #4c4b1d
  8. #393816
  9. #26250e
  10. #131307
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #c5c25a
  3. #ccc96d
  4. #d2cf7f
  5. #d9d691
  6. #dfdda4
  7. #e5e4b6
  8. #ecebc8
  9. #f2f1da
  10. #f9f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb48
  2. #b9b54e
  3. #b2af53
  4. #aca959
  5. #a6a35e
  6. #a09e64
  7. #99986a
  8. #93926f
  9. #8d8c75
  10. #86867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb94f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b740 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb48 {
  color: #bfbb48;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb48 {
  background-color: #bfbb48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb48 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb48, #88bf48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 72 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.39 #4044b7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bfbb48  rgb(191, 187, 72)  hsl(58, 48%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#484cbf  rgb(72, 76, 191)  hsl(238, 48%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#48bfbb  rgb(72, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 48%, 52%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb48bf  rgb(187, 72, 191)  hsl(298, 48%, 52%)  Medium Orchid