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#BFBE21

#bfbe21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 82.72% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.62°, with 70.54% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.4801

Complementary

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #2122bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #2171bf
  3. #6f21bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6f21
  2. #bfbe21
  3. #71bf21

Triadic

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #21bfbe
  3. #be21bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #22bf21
  3. #2122bf
  4. #be21bf

Square

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #21bf6f
  3. #2122bf
  4. #bf2171

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c0a
  2. #7e7d16
  3. #bfbe21
  4. #e0df4c
  5. #ebeb8e

Shades

#bfbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #acab1e
  3. #99981a
  4. #868517
  5. #737214
  6. #605f11
  7. #4c4c0d
  8. #39390a
  9. #262607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #c5c537
  3. #cccb4d
  4. #d2d264
  5. #d9d87a
  6. #dfdf90
  7. #e5e5a6
  8. #ececbc
  9. #f2f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbe21
  2. #b9b82b
  3. #b2b234
  4. #acab3e
  5. #a6a547
  6. #a09f51
  7. #99995a
  8. #939364
  9. #8d8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbb94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bc2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbe21 {
  color: #bfbe21;
}
Background
.bg-bfbe21 {
  background-color: #bfbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbe21, #71bf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.22 #4041de Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbe21  rgb(191, 190, 33)  hsl(60, 71%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2122bf  rgb(33, 34, 191)  hsl(240, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21bfbe  rgb(33, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#be21bf  rgb(190, 33, 191)  hsl(300, 71%, 44%)  Dark Orchid