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#BFBB28

#bfbb28 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 79.06% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.41°, with 65.37% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.15.

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Relative luminance0.4677

Complementary

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #282cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #2877bf
  3. #6f28bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6f28
  2. #bfbb28
  3. #77bf28

Triadic

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #28bfbb
  3. #bb28bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #2cbf28
  3. #282cbf
  4. #bb28bf

Square

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #28bf6f
  3. #282cbf
  4. #bf2877

Monochromatic

  1. #403f0e
  2. #807d1b
  3. #bfbb28
  4. #dcd858
  5. #e9e797

Shades

#bfbb28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #aca824
  3. #999620
  4. #86831c
  5. #737018
  6. #605e14
  7. #4c4b10
  8. #39380c
  9. #262508
  10. #131304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #c5c23e
  3. #ccc953
  4. #d2cf69
  5. #d9d67e
  6. #dfdd94
  7. #e5e4a9
  8. #ecebbf
  9. #f2f1d4
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb28
  2. #b9b531
  3. #b2af3a
  4. #aca942
  5. #a6a34b
  6. #a09e54
  7. #99985d
  8. #939266
  9. #8d8c6e
  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 #ceb835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b613 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb28 {
  color: #bfbb28;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb28 {
  background-color: #bfbb28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb28 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb28, #77bf28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 40 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.43 #4044d7 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb28  rgb(191, 187, 40)  hsl(58, 65%, 45%)  Old Gold
#282cbf  rgb(40, 44, 191)  hsl(238, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#28bfbb  rgb(40, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 65%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb28bf  rgb(187, 40, 191)  hsl(298, 65%, 45%)  Purpureus