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#BDB016

#bdb016 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb016 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 88.36% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.33°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4193

Complementary

  1. #bdb016
  2. #1623bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb016
  2. #1676bd
  3. #5c16bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5c16
  2. #bdb016
  3. #76bd16

Triadic

  1. #bdb016
  2. #16bdb0
  3. #b016bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb016
  2. #23bd16
  3. #1623bd
  4. #b016bd

Square

  1. #bdb016
  2. #16bd5c
  3. #1623bd
  4. #bd1676

Monochromatic

  1. #343006
  2. #78700e
  3. #bdb016
  4. #e8da38
  5. #f0e77c

Shades

#bdb016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb016
  2. #aa9e14
  3. #978d12
  4. #847b0f
  5. #716a0d
  6. #5f580b
  7. #4c4609
  8. #393507
  9. #262304
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb016
  2. #c4b82d
  3. #cac045
  4. #d1c85c
  5. #d7d073
  6. #ded88b
  7. #e5dfa2
  8. #ebe7b9
  9. #f2efd0
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb016
  2. #b7ab21
  3. #b1a62b
  4. #aba236
  5. #a59d40
  6. #9f984b
  7. #989356
  8. #928e60
  9. #8c8a6b
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ae8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b021 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb016 {
  color: #bdb016;
}
Background
.bg-bdb016 {
  background-color: #bdb016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb016 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb016, #76bd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.63 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.39 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.99 #424fe9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb016  rgb(189, 176, 22)  hsl(55, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#1623bd  rgb(22, 35, 189)  hsl(235, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#16bdb0  rgb(22, 189, 176)  hsl(175, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b016bd  rgb(176, 22, 189)  hsl(295, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid