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#BFBB2B

#bfbb2b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 77.49% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.38°, with 63.25% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.4679

Complementary

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #2b2fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #2b79bf
  3. #712bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf712b
  2. #bfbb2b
  3. #79bf2b

Triadic

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #2bbfbb
  3. #bb2bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #2fbf2b
  3. #2b2fbf
  4. #bb2bbf

Square

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #2bbf71
  3. #2b2fbf
  4. #bf2b79

Monochromatic

  1. #42410f
  2. #817e1d
  3. #bfbb2b
  4. #dad75c
  5. #e8e69b

Shades

#bfbb2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #aca827
  3. #999622
  4. #86831e
  5. #73701a
  6. #605e16
  7. #4c4b11
  8. #39380d
  9. #262509
  10. #131304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #c5c240
  3. #ccc955
  4. #d2cf6b
  5. #d9d680
  6. #dfdd95
  7. #e5e4aa
  8. #ecebbf
  9. #f2f1d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb2b
  2. #b9b534
  3. #b2af3c
  4. #aca945
  5. #a6a34d
  6. #a09e56
  7. #99985e
  8. #939267
  9. #8d8c6f
  10. #868678
  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 #bab893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb2b {
  color: #bfbb2b;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb2b {
  background-color: #bfbb2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb2b {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb2b, #79bf2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 43 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.24 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.41 #4044d4 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb2b  rgb(191, 187, 43)  hsl(58, 63%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2b2fbf  rgb(43, 47, 191)  hsl(238, 63%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2bbfbb  rgb(43, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 63%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb2bbf  rgb(187, 43, 191)  hsl(298, 63%, 46%)  Purpureus