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#BDA406

#bda406 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda406 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 64.31% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.23% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.8°, with 93.85% saturation and 38.24% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3738

Complementary

  1. #bda406
  2. #061fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bda406
  2. #067bbd
  3. #4806bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4806
  2. #bda406
  3. #7bbd06

Triadic

  1. #bda406
  2. #06bda4
  3. #a406bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda406
  2. #1fbd06
  3. #061fbd
  4. #a406bd

Square

  1. #bda406
  2. #06bd48
  3. #061fbd
  4. #bd067b

Monochromatic

  1. #292301
  2. #736404
  3. #bda406
  4. #f8d918
  5. #fae562

Shades

#bda406 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda406
  2. #aa9405
  3. #978305
  4. #847304
  5. #716204
  6. #5f5203
  7. #4c4202
  8. #393102
  9. #262101
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda406 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda406
  2. #c4ad1f
  3. #cab638
  4. #d1bf51
  5. #d7c86a
  6. #ded283
  7. #e5db9b
  8. #ebe4b4
  9. #f2edcd
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda406 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda406
  2. #b7a012
  3. #b19d1e
  4. #ab992b
  5. #a59637
  6. #9f9243
  7. #988e4f
  8. #928b5b
  9. #8c8768
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda406 {
  color: #bda406;
}
Background
.bg-bda406 {
  background-color: #bda406;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda406 {
  border: 2px solid #bda406;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda406;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 164 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda406 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda406, #7bbd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda406 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 164 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.25 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.02 #425bf9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bda406  rgb(189, 164, 6)  hsl(52, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#061fbd  rgb(6, 31, 189)  hsl(232, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bda4  rgb(6, 189, 164)  hsl(172, 94%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a406bd  rgb(164, 6, 189)  hsl(292, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid