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#BFB520

#bfb520 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 83.25% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.23°, with 71.3% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.4423

Complementary

  1. #bfb520
  2. #202abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb520
  2. #207abf
  3. #6620bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6620
  2. #bfb520
  3. #7abf20

Triadic

  1. #bfb520
  2. #20bfb5
  3. #b520bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb520
  2. #2abf20
  3. #202abf
  4. #b520bf

Square

  1. #bfb520
  2. #20bf66
  3. #202abf
  4. #bf207a

Monochromatic

  1. #3c390a
  2. #7d7715
  3. #bfb520
  4. #e1d74b
  5. #ece68c

Shades

#bfb520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb520
  2. #aca31d
  3. #99911a
  4. #867f16
  5. #736d13
  6. #605b10
  7. #4c480d
  8. #39360a
  9. #262406
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb520
  2. #c5bc36
  3. #ccc44d
  4. #d2cb63
  5. #d9d379
  6. #dfda90
  7. #e5e1a6
  8. #ece9bc
  9. #f2f0d2
  10. #f9f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb520
  2. #b9b02a
  3. #b2aa33
  4. #aca53d
  5. #a6a046
  6. #a09b50
  7. #99955a
  8. #939063
  9. #8d8b6d
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b38e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b42e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea89b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b101 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb520 {
  color: #bfb520;
}
Background
.bg-bfb520 {
  background-color: #bfb520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb520 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb520, #7abf20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.22 #404adf Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb520  rgb(191, 181, 32)  hsl(56, 71%, 44%)  Old Gold
#202abf  rgb(32, 42, 191)  hsl(236, 71%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#20bfb5  rgb(32, 191, 181)  hsl(176, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#b520bf  rgb(181, 32, 191)  hsl(296, 71%, 44%)  Dark Orchid