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#BFBB52

#bfbb52 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 57.07% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.8°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #5256bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #528cbf
  3. #8552bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8552
  2. #bfbb52
  3. #8cbf52

Triadic

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #52bfbb
  3. #bb52bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #56bf52
  3. #5256bf
  4. #bb52bf

Square

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #52bf85
  3. #5256bf
  4. #bf528c

Monochromatic

  1. #585620
  2. #8f8c35
  3. #bfbb52
  4. #d4d18a
  5. #e8e7c2

Shades

#bfbb52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #aca84a
  3. #999642
  4. #868339
  5. #737031
  6. #605e29
  7. #4c4b21
  8. #393819
  9. #262510
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #c5c263
  3. #ccc975
  4. #d2cf86
  5. #d9d697
  6. #dfdda9
  7. #e5e4ba
  8. #ecebcb
  9. #f2f1dc
  10. #f9f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb52
  2. #b9b557
  3. #b2af5b
  4. #aca960
  5. #a6a364
  6. #a09e69
  7. #99986e
  8. #939272
  9. #8d8c77
  10. #86867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b447 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb958 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b74c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb52 {
  color: #bfbb52;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb52 {
  background-color: #bfbb52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb52 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb52, #8cbf52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 82 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.55 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.59 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.70 #4044ad Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbb52  rgb(191, 187, 82)  hsl(58, 46%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5256bf  rgb(82, 86, 191)  hsl(238, 46%, 54%)  Iris
#52bfbb  rgb(82, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 46%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bb52bf  rgb(187, 82, 191)  hsl(298, 46%, 54%)  Medium Orchid