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#BFB034

#bfb034 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 53.53°, with 57.2% saturation and 47.65% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #bfb034
  2. #3443bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb034
  2. #3488bf
  3. #6b34bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6b34
  2. #bfb034
  3. #88bf34

Triadic

  1. #bfb034
  2. #34bfb0
  3. #b034bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb034
  2. #43bf34
  3. #3443bf
  4. #b034bf

Square

  1. #bfb034
  2. #34bf6b
  3. #3443bf
  4. #bf3488

Monochromatic

  1. #474113
  2. #837924
  3. #bfb034
  4. #d6ca69
  5. #e7e0a5

Shades

#bfb034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb034
  2. #ac9e2f
  3. #998d2a
  4. #867b24
  5. #736a1f
  6. #60581a
  7. #4c4615
  8. #393510
  9. #26230a
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb034
  2. #c5b848
  3. #ccc05d
  4. #d2c871
  5. #d9d085
  6. #dfd89a
  7. #e5dfae
  8. #ece7c2
  9. #f2efd6
  10. #f9f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb034
  2. #b9ab3c
  3. #b2a643
  4. #aca24b
  5. #a69d52
  6. #a0985a
  7. #999362
  8. #938e69
  9. #8d8a71
  10. #868578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5af8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ad28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b139 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb034 {
  color: #bfb034;
}
Background
.bg-bfb034 {
  background-color: #bfb034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb034 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 57% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb034, #88bf34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 52 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.60 #404fcb Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb034  rgb(191, 176, 52)  hsl(54, 57%, 48%)  Old Gold
#3443bf  rgb(52, 67, 191)  hsl(234, 57%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#34bfb0  rgb(52, 191, 176)  hsl(174, 57%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#b034bf  rgb(176, 52, 191)  hsl(294, 57%, 48%)  Purpureus