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#BFB60E

#bfb60e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb60e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.37% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 92.67% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.95°, with 86.34% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.4456

Complementary

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #0e17bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #0e70bf
  3. #5e0ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e0e
  2. #bfb60e
  3. #70bf0e

Triadic

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #0ebfb6
  3. #b60ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #17bf0e
  3. #0e17bf
  4. #b60ebf

Square

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #0ebf5e
  3. #0e17bf
  4. #bf0e70

Monochromatic

  1. #302e04
  2. #787209
  3. #bfb60e
  4. #efe52a
  5. #f5ee71

Shades

#bfb60e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #aca40d
  3. #99920b
  4. #867f0a
  5. #736d08
  6. #605b07
  7. #4c4906
  8. #393704
  9. #262403
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb60e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #c5bd26
  3. #ccc53e
  4. #d2cc56
  5. #d9d36e
  6. #dfdb87
  7. #e5e29f
  8. #ece9b7
  9. #f2f0cf
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb60e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb60e
  2. #b9b119
  3. #b2ab25
  4. #aca630
  5. #a6a03c
  6. #a09b47
  7. #999652
  8. #93905e
  9. #8d8b69
  10. #868575
  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 #cab525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb60e {
  color: #bfb60e;
}
Background
.bg-bfb60e {
  background-color: #bfb60e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb60e {
  border: 2px solid #bfb60e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb60e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 182 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb60e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb60e, #70bf0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb60e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 182 14 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.78 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.46 #4049f1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb60e  rgb(191, 182, 14)  hsl(57, 86%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0e17bf  rgb(14, 23, 191)  hsl(237, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0ebfb6  rgb(14, 191, 182)  hsl(177, 86%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#b60ebf  rgb(182, 14, 191)  hsl(297, 86%, 40%)  Dark Orchid