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#BFBC06

#bfbc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.03°, with 93.91% saturation and 38.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.84.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #0609bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #0665bf
  3. #6006bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6006
  2. #bfbc06
  3. #65bf06

Triadic

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #06bfbc
  3. #bc06bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #09bf06
  3. #0609bf
  4. #bc06bf

Square

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #06bf60
  3. #0609bf
  4. #bf0665

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2a01
  2. #757304
  3. #bfbc06
  4. #f8f41a
  5. #faf864

Shades

#bfbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #aca905
  3. #999605
  4. #868404
  5. #737104
  6. #605e03
  7. #4c4b02
  8. #393802
  9. #262601
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #c5c31f
  3. #ccc938
  4. #d2d051
  5. #d9d76a
  6. #dfde83
  7. #e5e49b
  8. #ecebb4
  9. #f2f2cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbc06
  2. #b9b612
  3. #b2b01e
  4. #acaa2b
  5. #a6a437
  6. #a09e43
  7. #99984f
  8. #93925b
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceafa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9ba1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbc06 {
  color: #bfbc06;
}
Background
.bg-bfbc06 {
  background-color: #bfbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 94% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbc06, #65bf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.89 #4043f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbc06  rgb(191, 188, 6)  hsl(59, 94%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0609bf  rgb(6, 9, 191)  hsl(239, 94%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#06bfbc  rgb(6, 191, 188)  hsl(179, 94%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06bf  rgb(188, 6, 191)  hsl(299, 94%, 39%)  Dark Orchid