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#BDA91C

#bda91c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 85.19% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 74.19% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.3928

Complementary

  1. #bda91c
  2. #1c30bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda91c
  2. #1c80bd
  3. #591cbd

Analogous

  1. #bd591c
  2. #bda91c
  3. #80bd1c

Triadic

  1. #bda91c
  2. #1cbda9
  3. #a91cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda91c
  2. #30bd1c
  3. #1c30bd
  4. #a91cbd

Square

  1. #bda91c
  2. #1cbd59
  3. #1c30bd
  4. #bd1c80

Monochromatic

  1. #383208
  2. #7a6d12
  3. #bda91c
  4. #e3cf42
  5. #ede085

Shades

#bda91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda91c
  2. #aa9819
  3. #978716
  4. #847614
  5. #716511
  6. #5f550e
  7. #4c440b
  8. #393308
  9. #262206
  10. #131103
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda91c
  2. #c4b233
  3. #caba49
  4. #d1c360
  5. #d7cb77
  6. #ded48e
  7. #e5dda4
  8. #ebe5bb
  9. #f2eed2
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda91c
  2. #b7a526
  3. #b1a130
  4. #ab9d3a
  5. #a59944
  6. #9f954e
  7. #989058
  8. #928c62
  9. #8c886c
  10. #868476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc9c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfab24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda91c {
  color: #bda91c;
}
Background
.bg-bda91c {
  background-color: #bda91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda91c {
  border: 2px solid #bda91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda91c, #80bd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.94 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.54 #4256e3 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bda91c  rgb(189, 169, 28)  hsl(53, 74%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1c30bd  rgb(28, 48, 189)  hsl(233, 74%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1cbda9  rgb(28, 189, 169)  hsl(173, 74%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#a91cbd  rgb(169, 28, 189)  hsl(293, 74%, 43%)  Dark Orchid