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#BFBC09

#bfbc09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbc09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.01°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #090cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #0967bf
  3. #6109bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6109
  2. #bfbc09
  3. #67bf09

Triadic

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #09bfbc
  3. #bc09bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #0cbf09
  3. #090cbf
  4. #bc09bf

Square

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #09bf61
  3. #090cbf
  4. #bf0967

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2c02
  2. #767406
  3. #bfbc09
  4. #f4f120
  5. #f8f669

Shades

#bfbc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #aca908
  3. #999607
  4. #868406
  5. #737105
  6. #605e05
  7. #4c4b04
  8. #393803
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #c5c322
  3. #ccc93a
  4. #d2d053
  5. #d9d76b
  6. #dfde84
  7. #e5e49d
  8. #ecebb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbc09
  2. #b9b615
  3. #b2b021
  4. #acaa2d
  5. #a6a439
  6. #a09e45
  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 #cfb925 ≈ 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-bfbc09 {
  color: #bfbc09;
}
Background
.bg-bfbc09 {
  background-color: #bfbc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbc09 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbc09, #67bf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.81 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.90 #4043f6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbc09  rgb(191, 188, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090cbf  rgb(9, 12, 191)  hsl(239, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bfbc  rgb(9, 191, 188)  hsl(179, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc09bf  rgb(188, 9, 191)  hsl(299, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid