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#B9BE21

#b9be21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 61.91°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 8.32.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4725

Complementary

  1. #b9be21
  2. #2621be

Split complementary

  1. #b9be21
  2. #216bbe
  3. #7521be

Analogous

  1. #be7521
  2. #b9be21
  3. #6bbe21

Triadic

  1. #b9be21
  2. #21b9be
  3. #be21b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9be21
  2. #21be26
  3. #2621be
  4. #be21b9

Square

  1. #b9be21
  2. #21be75
  3. #2621be
  4. #be216b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3c0a
  2. #7a7d16
  3. #b9be21
  4. #dbe04c
  5. #e8eb8d

Shades

#b9be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9be21
  2. #a7ab1e
  3. #94981a
  4. #828517
  5. #6f7214
  6. #5d5f11
  7. #4a4c0d
  8. #38390a
  9. #252607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9be21
  2. #c0c537
  3. #c7cb4d
  4. #ced264
  5. #d5d87a
  6. #dcdf90
  7. #e3e5a6
  8. #eaecbc
  9. #f1f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9be21
  2. #b3b82b
  3. #aeb234
  4. #a8ab3e
  5. #a2a547
  6. #9d9f51
  7. #97995a
  8. #919364
  9. #8b8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8ba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b2a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bb2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9be21 {
  color: #b9be21;
}
Background
.bg-b9be21 {
  background-color: #b9be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9be21 {
  border: 2px solid #b9be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9be21, #6bbe21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.84 #4641de Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#b9be21  rgb(185, 190, 33)  hsl(62, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2621be  rgb(38, 33, 190)  hsl(242, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21b9be  rgb(33, 185, 190)  hsl(182, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#be21b9  rgb(190, 33, 185)  hsl(302, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus