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#BFBC08

#bfbc08 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbc08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.02°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.82.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #080bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #0866bf
  3. #6108bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6108
  2. #bfbc08
  3. #66bf08

Triadic

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #08bfbc
  3. #bc08bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #0bbf08
  3. #080bbf
  4. #bc08bf

Square

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #08bf61
  3. #080bbf
  4. #bf0866

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b02
  2. #767405
  3. #bfbc08
  4. #f6f21e
  5. #f9f667

Shades

#bfbc08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #aca907
  3. #999606
  4. #868406
  5. #737105
  6. #605e04
  7. #4c4b03
  8. #393802
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbc08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #c5c321
  3. #ccc939
  4. #d2d052
  5. #d9d76b
  6. #dfde84
  7. #e5e49c
  8. #ecebb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbc08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbc08
  2. #b9b614
  3. #b2b020
  4. #acaa2c
  5. #a6a438
  6. #a09e44
  7. #999850
  8. #93925c
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb924 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceafa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9ba1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbc08 {
  color: #bfbc08;
}
Background
.bg-bfbc08 {
  background-color: #bfbc08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbc08 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbc08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbc08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbc08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbc08, #66bf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbc08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.82 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.90 #4043f7 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbc08  rgb(191, 188, 8)  hsl(59, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#080bbf  rgb(8, 11, 191)  hsl(239, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfbc  rgb(8, 191, 188)  hsl(179, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc08bf  rgb(188, 8, 191)  hsl(299, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid