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#BFBB32

#bfbb32 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbb32 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 73.82% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.3°, with 58.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.4685

Complementary

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #3236bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #327cbf
  3. #7432bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7432
  2. #bfbb32
  3. #7cbf32

Triadic

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #32bfbb
  3. #bb32bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #36bf32
  3. #3236bf
  4. #bb32bf

Square

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #32bf74
  3. #3236bf
  4. #bf327c

Monochromatic

  1. #464412
  2. #828022
  3. #bfbb32
  4. #d7d466
  5. #e7e5a3

Shades

#bfbb32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #aca82d
  3. #999628
  4. #868323
  5. #73701e
  6. #605e19
  7. #4c4b14
  8. #39380f
  9. #26250a
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #c5c247
  3. #ccc95b
  4. #d2cf70
  5. #d9d684
  6. #dfdd99
  7. #e5e4ad
  8. #ecebc2
  9. #f2f1d6
  10. #f9f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb32
  2. #b9b53a
  3. #b2af42
  4. #aca949
  5. #a6a351
  6. #a09e59
  7. #999861
  8. #939269
  9. #8d8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb315 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb83d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b724 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb32 {
  color: #bfbb32;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb32 {
  background-color: #bfbb32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb32 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb32, #7cbf32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 50 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.44 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.35 #4044cd Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbb32  rgb(191, 187, 50)  hsl(58, 59%, 47%)  Old Gold
#3236bf  rgb(50, 54, 191)  hsl(238, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#32bfbb  rgb(50, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb32bf  rgb(187, 50, 191)  hsl(298, 59%, 47%)  Purpureus