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#BFBB06

#bfbb06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, with 93.91% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.4663

Complementary

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #060abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #0667bf
  3. #5e06bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e06
  2. #bfbb06
  3. #67bf06

Triadic

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #06bfbb
  3. #bb06bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #0abf06
  3. #060abf
  4. #bb06bf

Square

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #06bf5e
  3. #060abf
  4. #bf0667

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2a01
  2. #757204
  3. #bfbb06
  4. #f8f31a
  5. #faf764

Shades

#bfbb06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #aca805
  3. #999605
  4. #868304
  5. #737004
  6. #605e03
  7. #4c4b02
  8. #393802
  9. #262501
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #c5c21f
  3. #ccc938
  4. #d2cf51
  5. #d9d66a
  6. #dfdd83
  7. #e5e49b
  8. #ecebb4
  9. #f2f1cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb06
  2. #b9b512
  3. #b2af1e
  4. #aca92b
  5. #a6a337
  6. #a09e43
  7. #99984f
  8. #93925b
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 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 #ceb823 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b91b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb06 {
  color: #bfbb06;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb06 {
  background-color: #bfbb06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb06 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 94% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb06, #67bf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.90 #4044f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb06  rgb(191, 187, 6)  hsl(59, 94%, 39%)  Old Gold
#060abf  rgb(6, 10, 191)  hsl(239, 94%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#06bfbb  rgb(6, 191, 187)  hsl(179, 94%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb06bf  rgb(187, 6, 191)  hsl(299, 94%, 39%)  Dark Orchid