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#BF9C19

#bf9c19 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 86.91% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.35°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3492

Complementary

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #193cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #198fbf
  3. #4919bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4919
  2. #bf9c19
  3. #8fbf19

Triadic

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #19bf9c
  3. #9c19bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #3cbf19
  3. #193cbf
  4. #9c19bf

Square

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #19bf49
  3. #193cbf
  4. #bf198f

Monochromatic

  1. #382d07
  2. #7b6510
  3. #bf9c19
  4. #e6c33f
  5. #efd882

Shades

#bf9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #ac8c17
  3. #997d14
  4. #866d12
  5. #735e0f
  6. #604e0d
  7. #4c3e0a
  8. #392f08
  9. #261f05
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #c5a630
  3. #ccb047
  4. #d2ba5e
  5. #d9c475
  6. #dfce8c
  7. #e5d7a3
  8. #ece1ba
  9. #f2ebd1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf9c19
  2. #b99923
  3. #b2962e
  4. #ac9438
  5. #a69142
  6. #a08e4d
  7. #998b57
  8. #938861
  9. #8d866b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf8e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa120 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9946a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf9c19 {
  color: #bf9c19;
}
Background
.bg-bf9c19 {
  background-color: #bf9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bf9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf9c19, #8fbf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.18 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.59 #4063e6 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bf9c19  rgb(191, 156, 25)  hsl(47, 77%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#193cbf  rgb(25, 60, 191)  hsl(227, 77%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#19bf9c  rgb(25, 191, 156)  hsl(167, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#9c19bf  rgb(156, 25, 191)  hsl(287, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid