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#BFBE22

#bfbe22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbe22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.62°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4802

Complementary

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #2223bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #2272bf
  3. #7022bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7022
  2. #bfbe22
  3. #72bf22

Triadic

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #22bfbe
  3. #be22bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #23bf22
  3. #2223bf
  4. #be22bf

Square

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #22bf70
  3. #2223bf
  4. #bf2272

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3d0b
  2. #7e7d16
  3. #bfbe22
  4. #dfdf4e
  5. #ebea8f

Shades

#bfbe22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #acab1f
  3. #99981b
  4. #868518
  5. #737214
  6. #605f11
  7. #4c4c0e
  8. #39390a
  9. #262607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbe22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #c5c538
  3. #cccb4e
  4. #d2d264
  5. #d9d87a
  6. #dfdf91
  7. #e5e5a7
  8. #ececbd
  9. #f2f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbe22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbe22
  2. #b9b82b
  3. #b2b235
  4. #acab3e
  5. #a6a548
  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 #d0ba32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b901 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bc2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbe22 {
  color: #bfbe22;
}
Background
.bg-bfbe22 {
  background-color: #bfbe22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbe22 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbe22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbe22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbe22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbe22, #72bf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbe22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.03 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #4041dd Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbe22  rgb(191, 190, 34)  hsl(60, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2223bf  rgb(34, 35, 191)  hsl(240, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#22bfbe  rgb(34, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#be22bf  rgb(190, 34, 191)  hsl(300, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid