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#BDB006

#bdb006 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb006 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4188

Complementary

  1. #bdb006
  2. #0613bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb006
  2. #066fbd
  3. #5506bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5506
  2. #bdb006
  3. #6fbd06

Triadic

  1. #bdb006
  2. #06bdb0
  3. #b006bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb006
  2. #13bd06
  3. #0613bd
  4. #b006bd

Square

  1. #bdb006
  2. #06bd55
  3. #0613bd
  4. #bd066f

Monochromatic

  1. #292601
  2. #736b04
  3. #bdb006
  4. #f8e818
  5. #faef62

Shades

#bdb006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb006
  2. #aa9e05
  3. #978d05
  4. #847b04
  5. #716a04
  6. #5f5803
  7. #4c4602
  8. #393502
  9. #262301
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb006
  2. #c4b81f
  3. #cac038
  4. #d1c851
  5. #d7d06a
  6. #ded883
  7. #e5df9b
  8. #ebe7b4
  9. #f2efcd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb006
  2. #b7ab12
  3. #b1a61e
  4. #aba22b
  5. #a59d37
  6. #9f9843
  7. #98934f
  8. #928e5b
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b018 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb006 {
  color: #bdb006;
}
Background
.bg-bdb006 {
  background-color: #bdb006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb006 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb006, #6fbd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.89 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.40 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.11 #424ff9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb006  rgb(189, 176, 6)  hsl(56, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0613bd  rgb(6, 19, 189)  hsl(236, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bdb0  rgb(6, 189, 176)  hsl(176, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b006bd  rgb(176, 6, 189)  hsl(296, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid