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#BFBD15

#bfbd15 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbd15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.12% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 89.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.94.

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Relative luminance0.4753

Complementary

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #1517bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #156cbf
  3. #6815bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6815
  2. #bfbd15
  3. #6cbf15

Triadic

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #15bfbd
  3. #bd15bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #17bf15
  3. #1517bf
  4. #bd15bf

Square

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #15bf68
  3. #1517bf
  4. #bf156c

Monochromatic

  1. #353506
  2. #7a790d
  3. #bfbd15
  4. #e9e737
  5. #f1ef7c

Shades

#bfbd15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #acaa13
  3. #999711
  4. #86840f
  5. #73710d
  6. #605f0b
  7. #4c4c08
  8. #393906
  9. #262604
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbd15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #c5c42c
  3. #ccca44
  4. #d2d15b
  5. #d9d773
  6. #dfde8a
  7. #e5e5a1
  8. #ecebb9
  9. #f2f2d0
  10. #f9f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbd15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbd15
  2. #b9b720
  3. #b2b12a
  4. #acab35
  5. #a6a540
  6. #a09f4b
  7. #999855
  8. #939260
  9. #8d8c6b
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbd15 {
  color: #bfbd15;
}
Background
.bg-bfbd15 {
  background-color: #bfbd15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbd15 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbd15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbd15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbd15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbd15, #6cbf15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbd15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 21 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.66 #4042ea Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbd15  rgb(191, 189, 21)  hsl(59, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1517bf  rgb(21, 23, 191)  hsl(239, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#15bfbd  rgb(21, 191, 189)  hsl(179, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd15bf  rgb(189, 21, 191)  hsl(299, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid