ColorTool
Log in
#BFBB2C

#bfbb2c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bfbb2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.37°, with 62.55% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.468

Complementary

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #2c30bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #2c79bf
  3. #722cbf

Analogous

  1. #bf722c
  2. #bfbb2c
  3. #79bf2c

Triadic

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #2cbfbb
  3. #bb2cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #30bf2c
  3. #2c30bf
  4. #bb2cbf

Square

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #2cbf72
  3. #2c30bf
  4. #bf2c79

Monochromatic

  1. #43410f
  2. #817e1e
  3. #bfbb2c
  4. #dad65e
  5. #e8e69c

Shades

#bfbb2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #aca828
  3. #999623
  4. #86831f
  5. #73701a
  6. #605e16
  7. #4c4b12
  8. #39380d
  9. #262509
  10. #131304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #c5c241
  3. #ccc956
  4. #d2cf6b
  5. #d9d680
  6. #dfdd96
  7. #e5e4ab
  8. #ecebc0
  9. #f2f1d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb2c
  2. #b9b534
  3. #b2af3d
  4. #aca945
  5. #a6a34e
  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 #cbb302 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b61a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b934 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bfbb2c {
  color: #bfbb2c;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb2c {
  background-color: #bfbb2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb2c {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb2c, #79bf2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 44 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.20 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.40 #4044d3 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb2c  rgb(191, 187, 44)  hsl(58, 63%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2c30bf  rgb(44, 48, 191)  hsl(238, 63%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2cbfbb  rgb(44, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 63%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb2cbf  rgb(187, 44, 191)  hsl(298, 63%, 46%)  Purpureus