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#BFBB53

#bfbb53 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 56.54% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, with 45.76% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4724

Complementary

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #5357bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #538dbf
  3. #8553bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8553
  2. #bfbb53
  3. #8dbf53

Triadic

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #53bfbb
  3. #bb53bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #57bf53
  3. #5357bf
  4. #bb53bf

Square

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #53bf85
  3. #5357bf
  4. #bf538d

Monochromatic

  1. #585621
  2. #908d36
  3. #bfbb53
  4. #d4d18b
  5. #e8e7c3

Shades

#bfbb53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #aca84b
  3. #999642
  4. #86833a
  5. #737032
  6. #605e2a
  7. #4c4b21
  8. #393819
  9. #262511
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #c5c264
  3. #ccc975
  4. #d2cf87
  5. #d9d698
  6. #dfdda9
  7. #e5e4ba
  8. #ecebcb
  9. #f2f1dd
  10. #f9f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb53
  2. #b9b558
  3. #b2af5c
  4. #aca961
  5. #a6a365
  6. #a09e6a
  7. #99986e
  8. #939273
  9. #8d8c77
  10. #86867c
  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 #c9b448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b74d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb53 {
  color: #bfbb53;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb53 {
  background-color: #bfbb53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb53 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb53, #8dbf53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 83 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.72 #4044ac Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbb53  rgb(191, 187, 83)  hsl(58, 46%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5357bf  rgb(83, 87, 191)  hsl(238, 46%, 54%)  Iris
#53bfbb  rgb(83, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 46%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bb53bf  rgb(187, 83, 191)  hsl(298, 46%, 54%)  Medium Orchid