ColorTool
Log in
#BFAE4E

#bfae4e ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bfae4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 50.97°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 1.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.419

Complementary

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #4e5fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #4e98bf
  3. #764ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf764e
  2. #bfae4e
  3. #98bf4e

Triadic

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #4ebfae
  3. #ae4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #5fbf4e
  3. #4e5fbf
  4. #ae4ebf

Square

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #4ebf76
  3. #4e5fbf
  4. #bf4e98

Monochromatic

  1. #554d1f
  2. #8d8033
  3. #bfae4e
  4. #d3c886
  5. #e8e1be

Shades

#bfae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #ac9d46
  3. #998b3e
  4. #867a37
  5. #73682f
  6. #605727
  7. #4c461f
  8. #393417
  9. #262310
  10. #131108
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #c5b660
  3. #ccbe71
  4. #d2c683
  5. #d9ce95
  6. #dfd7a7
  7. #e5dfb8
  8. #ece7ca
  9. #f2efdc
  10. #f9f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfae4e
  2. #b9a953
  3. #b2a558
  4. #aca05d
  5. #a69c62
  6. #a09767
  7. #99926c
  8. #938e71
  9. #8d8976
  10. #86857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ae91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cda399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beab48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1af51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7a782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bfae4e {
  color: #bfae4e;
}
Background
.bg-bfae4e {
  background-color: #bfae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfae4e {
  border: 2px solid #bfae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfae4e, #98bf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 1.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.25 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.13 #4051b1 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bfae4e  rgb(191, 174, 78)  hsl(51, 47%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#4e5fbf  rgb(78, 95, 191)  hsl(231, 47%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#4ebfae  rgb(78, 191, 174)  hsl(171, 47%, 53%)  Tiffany Blue
#ae4ebf  rgb(174, 78, 191)  hsl(291, 47%, 53%)  Medium Orchid