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#BFB60F

#bfb60f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfb60f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 92.15% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.93°, with 85.44% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.4457

Complementary

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #0f18bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #0f70bf
  3. #5e0fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e0f
  2. #bfb60f
  3. #70bf0f

Triadic

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #0fbfb6
  3. #b60fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #18bf0f
  3. #0f18bf
  4. #b60fbf

Square

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #0fbf5e
  3. #0f18bf
  4. #bf0f70

Monochromatic

  1. #312f04
  2. #787209
  3. #bfb60f
  4. #eee42c
  5. #f4ed73

Shades

#bfb60f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #aca40e
  3. #99920c
  4. #867f0b
  5. #736d09
  6. #605b08
  7. #4c4906
  8. #393705
  9. #262403
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb60f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #c5bd27
  3. #ccc53f
  4. #d2cc57
  5. #d9d36f
  6. #dfdb87
  7. #e5e29f
  8. #ece9b7
  9. #f2f0cf
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb60f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb60f
  2. #b9b11a
  3. #b2ab26
  4. #aca631
  5. #a6a03c
  6. #a09b48
  7. #999653
  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-bfb60f {
  color: #bfb60f;
}
Background
.bg-bfb60f {
  background-color: #bfb60f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb60f {
  border: 2px solid #bfb60f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb60f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 182 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb60f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb60f, #70bf0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb60f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 182 15 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.44 #4049f0 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfb60f  rgb(191, 182, 15)  hsl(57, 85%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0f18bf  rgb(15, 24, 191)  hsl(237, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0fbfb6  rgb(15, 191, 182)  hsl(177, 85%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#b60fbf  rgb(182, 15, 191)  hsl(297, 85%, 40%)  Dark Orchid