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#BFB60B

#bfb60b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb60b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.37% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 94.24% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 89.11% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.4456

Complementary

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #0b14bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #0b6ebf
  3. #5c0bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf5c0b
  2. #bfb60b
  3. #6ebf0b

Triadic

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #0bbfb6
  3. #b60bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #14bf0b
  3. #0b14bf
  4. #b60bbf

Square

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #0bbf5c
  3. #0b14bf
  4. #bf0b6e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2c03
  2. #777107
  3. #bfb60b
  4. #f2e824
  5. #f7f06c

Shades

#bfb60b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #aca40a
  3. #999209
  4. #867f08
  5. #736d07
  6. #605b06
  7. #4c4904
  8. #393703
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb60b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #c5bd23
  3. #ccc53c
  4. #d2cc54
  5. #d9d36d
  6. #dfdb85
  7. #e5e29d
  8. #ece9b6
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb60b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb60b
  2. #b9b117
  3. #b2ab22
  4. #aca62e
  5. #a6a03a
  6. #a09b46
  7. #999651
  8. #93905d
  9. #8d8b69
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb60b {
  color: #bfb60b;
}
Background
.bg-bfb60b {
  background-color: #bfb60b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb60b {
  border: 2px solid #bfb60b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb60b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 182 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb60b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb60b, #6ebf0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb60b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 182 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.26 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.50 #4049f4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb60b  rgb(191, 182, 11)  hsl(57, 89%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0b14bf  rgb(11, 20, 191)  hsl(237, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0bbfb6  rgb(11, 191, 182)  hsl(177, 89%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#b60bbf  rgb(182, 11, 191)  hsl(297, 89%, 40%)  Dark Orchid