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#BFBD08

#bfbd08 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbd08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.12% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.34°, 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.4749

Complementary

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #080abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #0866bf
  3. #6108bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6108
  2. #bfbd08
  3. #66bf08

Triadic

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #08bfbd
  3. #bd08bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #0abf08
  3. #080abf
  4. #bd08bf

Square

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #08bf61
  3. #080abf
  4. #bf0866

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2c02
  2. #767405
  3. #bfbd08
  4. #f6f31e
  5. #f9f767

Shades

#bfbd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #acaa07
  3. #999706
  4. #868406
  5. #737105
  6. #605f04
  7. #4c4c03
  8. #393902
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #c5c421
  3. #ccca39
  4. #d2d152
  5. #d9d76b
  6. #dfde84
  7. #e5e59c
  8. #ecebb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbd08
  2. #b9b714
  3. #b2b120
  4. #acab2c
  5. #a6a538
  6. #a09f44
  7. #999850
  8. #93925c
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceb0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b57f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbd08 {
  color: #bfbd08;
}
Background
.bg-bfbd08 {
  background-color: #bfbd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbd08 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbd08, #66bf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.76 #4042f7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbd08  rgb(191, 189, 8)  hsl(59, 92%, 39%)  Old Gold
#080abf  rgb(8, 10, 191)  hsl(239, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#08bfbd  rgb(8, 191, 189)  hsl(179, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd08bf  rgb(189, 8, 191)  hsl(299, 92%, 39%)  Dark Orchid