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#B9B92D

#b9b92d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9b92d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 72.55% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.68% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 60.87% saturation and 45.1% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.01.

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Relative luminance0.452

Complementary

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #2d2db9

Split complementary

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #2d73b9
  3. #732db9

Analogous

  1. #b9732d
  2. #b9b92d
  3. #73b92d

Triadic

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #2db9b9
  3. #b92db9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #2db92d
  3. #2d2db9
  4. #b92db9

Square

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #2db973
  3. #2d2db9
  4. #b92d73

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3e0f
  2. #7b7b1e
  3. #b9b92d
  4. #d7d75b
  5. #e6e699

Shades

#b9b92d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #a7a729
  3. #949424
  4. #828220
  5. #6f6f1b
  6. #5d5d17
  7. #4a4a12
  8. #38380e
  9. #252509
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b92d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #c0c042
  3. #c7c757
  4. #cece6c
  5. #d5d581
  6. #dcdc96
  7. #e3e3ab
  8. #eaeac0
  9. #f1f1d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b92d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b92d
  2. #b3b335
  3. #aeae3e
  4. #a8a846
  5. #a2a24e
  6. #9d9d57
  7. #97975f
  8. #919167
  9. #8b8b6f
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b108 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab539 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6ad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b41c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b92d {
  color: #b9b92d;
}
Background
.bg-b9b92d {
  background-color: #b9b92d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b92d {
  border: 2px solid #b9b92d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b92d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 185 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b92d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b92d, #73b92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b92d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 185 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.00 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.71 #4646d2 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#b9b92d  rgb(185, 185, 45)  hsl(60, 61%, 45%)  Old Gold
#2d2db9  rgb(45, 45, 185)  hsl(240, 61%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#2db9b9  rgb(45, 185, 185)  hsl(180, 61%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#b92db9  rgb(185, 45, 185)  hsl(300, 61%, 45%)  Purpureus