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#BFBD2F

#bfbd2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbd2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.17°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.61.

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Relative luminance0.4768

Complementary

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #2f31bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #2f79bf
  3. #752fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf752f
  2. #bfbd2f
  3. #79bf2f

Triadic

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #2fbfbd
  3. #bd2fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #31bf2f
  3. #2f31bf
  4. #bd2fbf

Square

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #2fbf75
  3. #2f31bf
  4. #bf2f79

Monochromatic

  1. #444411
  2. #828020
  3. #bfbd2f
  4. #d8d762
  5. #e8e7a0

Shades

#bfbd2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #acaa2a
  3. #999726
  4. #868421
  5. #73711c
  6. #605f18
  7. #4c4c13
  8. #39390e
  9. #262609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbd2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #c5c444
  3. #ccca59
  4. #d2d16d
  5. #d9d782
  6. #dfde97
  7. #e5e5ac
  8. #ecebc1
  9. #f2f2d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbd2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbd2f
  2. #b9b737
  3. #b2b13f
  4. #acab47
  5. #a6a54f
  6. #a09f58
  7. #999860
  8. #939268
  9. #8d8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbba94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb50b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b81f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbd2f {
  color: #bfbd2f;
}
Background
.bg-bfbd2f {
  background-color: #bfbd2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbd2f {
  border: 2px solid #bfbd2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbd2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbd2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbd2f, #79bf2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbd2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.26 #4042d0 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbd2f  rgb(191, 189, 47)  hsl(59, 61%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2f31bf  rgb(47, 49, 191)  hsl(239, 61%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2fbfbd  rgb(47, 191, 189)  hsl(179, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd2fbf  rgb(189, 47, 191)  hsl(299, 61%, 47%)  Purpureus