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#BFBB2E

#bfbb2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.34°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #2e32bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #2e7bbf
  3. #722ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf722e
  2. #bfbb2e
  3. #7bbf2e

Triadic

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #2ebfbb
  3. #bb2ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #32bf2e
  3. #2e32bf
  4. #bb2ebf

Square

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #2ebf72
  3. #2e32bf
  4. #bf2e7b

Monochromatic

  1. #444210
  2. #817f1f
  3. #bfbb2e
  4. #d9d661
  5. #e8e69e

Shades

#bfbb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #aca829
  3. #999625
  4. #868320
  5. #73701c
  6. #605e17
  7. #4c4b12
  8. #39380e
  9. #262509
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #c5c243
  3. #ccc958
  4. #d2cf6d
  5. #d9d682
  6. #dfdd97
  7. #e5e4ab
  8. #ecebc0
  9. #f2f1d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb2e
  2. #b9b536
  3. #b2af3e
  4. #aca947
  5. #a6a34f
  6. #a09e57
  7. #99985f
  8. #939267
  9. #8d8c70
  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 #cbb309 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb83a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdaea1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b61d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b935 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb2e {
  color: #bfbb2e;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb2e {
  background-color: #bfbb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb2e {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb2e, #7bbf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.38 #4044d1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb2e  rgb(191, 187, 46)  hsl(58, 61%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2e32bf  rgb(46, 50, 191)  hsl(238, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2ebfbb  rgb(46, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 61%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb2ebf  rgb(187, 46, 191)  hsl(298, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus