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#BFBE09

#bfbe09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbe09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.4792

Complementary

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #090abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #0965bf
  3. #6309bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6309
  2. #bfbe09
  3. #65bf09

Triadic

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #09bfbe
  3. #be09bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #0abf09
  3. #090abf
  4. #be09bf

Square

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #09bf63
  3. #090abf
  4. #bf0965

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2d02
  2. #767506
  3. #bfbe09
  4. #f4f320
  5. #f8f769

Shades

#bfbe09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #acab08
  3. #999807
  4. #868506
  5. #737205
  6. #605f05
  7. #4c4c04
  8. #393903
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbe09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #c5c522
  3. #cccb3a
  4. #d2d253
  5. #d9d86b
  6. #dfdf84
  7. #e5e59d
  8. #ececb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f9f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbe09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #b9b815
  3. #b2b221
  4. #acab2d
  5. #a6a539
  6. #a09f45
  7. #999950
  8. #93935c
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabc1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbe09 {
  color: #bfbe09;
}
Background
.bg-bfbe09 {
  background-color: #bfbe09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbe09 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbe09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbe09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbe09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbe09, #65bf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbe09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.91 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.63 #4041f6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bfbe09  rgb(191, 190, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Citrine
#090abf  rgb(9, 10, 191)  hsl(240, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bfbe  rgb(9, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#be09bf  rgb(190, 9, 191)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid