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#BFBB02

#bfbb02 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb02 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 98.95% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.73°, with 97.93% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.4662

Complementary

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #0206bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #0264bf
  3. #5c02bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5c02
  2. #bfbb02
  3. #64bf02

Triadic

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #02bfbb
  3. #bb02bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #06bf02
  3. #0206bf
  4. #bb02bf

Square

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #02bf5c
  3. #0206bf
  4. #bf0264

Monochromatic

  1. #282700
  2. #737101
  3. #bfbb02
  4. #fdf811
  5. #fdfa5d

Shades

#bfbb02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #aca802
  3. #999602
  4. #868301
  5. #737001
  6. #605e01
  7. #4c4b01
  8. #393801
  9. #262500
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #c5c21b
  3. #ccc935
  4. #d2cf4e
  5. #d9d667
  6. #dfdd81
  7. #e5e49a
  8. #ecebb3
  9. #f2f1cc
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb02
  2. #b9b50f
  3. #b2af1b
  4. #aca928
  5. #a6a334
  6. #a09e41
  7. #99984e
  8. #93925a
  9. #8d8c67
  10. #868673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb02 {
  color: #bfbb02;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb02 {
  background-color: #bfbb02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb02 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb02, #64bf02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 2 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.96 #4044fd Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb02  rgb(191, 187, 2)  hsl(59, 98%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0206bf  rgb(2, 6, 191)  hsl(239, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#02bfbb  rgb(2, 191, 187)  hsl(179, 98%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb02bf  rgb(187, 2, 191)  hsl(299, 98%, 38%)  Dark Orchid