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#BFBB29

#bfbb29 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 78.53% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.4°, with 64.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.14.

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Relative luminance0.4678

Complementary

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #292dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #2978bf
  3. #7029bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7029
  2. #bfbb29
  3. #78bf29

Triadic

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #29bfbb
  3. #bb29bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #2dbf29
  3. #292dbf
  4. #bb29bf

Square

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #29bf70
  3. #292dbf
  4. #bf2978

Monochromatic

  1. #41400e
  2. #807d1b
  3. #bfbb29
  4. #dbd859
  5. #e9e798

Shades

#bfbb29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #aca825
  3. #999621
  4. #86831d
  5. #737019
  6. #605e15
  7. #4c4b10
  8. #39380c
  9. #262508
  10. #131304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #c5c23e
  3. #ccc954
  4. #d2cf69
  5. #d9d67f
  6. #dfdd94
  7. #e5e4a9
  8. #ecebbf
  9. #f2f1d4
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb29
  2. #b9b532
  3. #b2af3a
  4. #aca943
  5. #a6a34c
  6. #a09e55
  7. #99985d
  8. #939266
  9. #8d8c6f
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 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 #ceb836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b615 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb29 {
  color: #bfbb29;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb29 {
  background-color: #bfbb29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb29 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb29, #78bf29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 41 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.42 #4044d6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb29  rgb(191, 187, 41)  hsl(58, 65%, 45%)  Old Gold
#292dbf  rgb(41, 45, 191)  hsl(238, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#29bfbb  rgb(41, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 65%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb29bf  rgb(187, 41, 191)  hsl(298, 65%, 45%)  Purpureus