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#BFBB22

#bfbb22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.47°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.4673

Complementary

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #2226bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #2275bf
  3. #6d22bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6d22
  2. #bfbb22
  3. #75bf22

Triadic

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #22bfbb
  3. #bb22bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #26bf22
  3. #2226bf
  4. #bb22bf

Square

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #22bf6d
  3. #2226bf
  4. #bf2275

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c0b
  2. #7e7b16
  3. #bfbb22
  4. #dfdc4e
  5. #ebe98f

Shades

#bfbb22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #aca81f
  3. #99961b
  4. #868318
  5. #737014
  6. #605e11
  7. #4c4b0e
  8. #39380a
  9. #262507
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #c5c238
  3. #ccc94e
  4. #d2cf64
  5. #d9d67a
  6. #dfdd91
  7. #e5e4a7
  8. #ecebbd
  9. #f2f1d3
  10. #f9f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb22
  2. #b9b52b
  3. #b2af35
  4. #aca93e
  5. #a6a348
  6. #a09e51
  7. #99985a
  8. #939264
  9. #8d8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b603 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb22 {
  color: #bfbb22;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb22 {
  background-color: #bfbb22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb22 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb22, #75bf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.29 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.49 #4044dd Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb22  rgb(191, 187, 34)  hsl(58, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2226bf  rgb(34, 38, 191)  hsl(238, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#22bfbb  rgb(34, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb22bf  rgb(187, 34, 191)  hsl(298, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid