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#BDB019

#bdb019 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb019 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 86.77% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.24°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.57.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4194

Complementary

  1. #bdb019
  2. #1926bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb019
  2. #1978bd
  3. #5e19bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5e19
  2. #bdb019
  3. #78bd19

Triadic

  1. #bdb019
  2. #19bdb0
  3. #b019bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb019
  2. #26bd19
  3. #1926bd
  4. #b019bd

Square

  1. #bdb019
  2. #19bd5e
  3. #1926bd
  4. #bd1978

Monochromatic

  1. #363207
  2. #797110
  3. #bdb019
  4. #e5d83d
  5. #eee681

Shades

#bdb019 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb019
  2. #aa9e17
  3. #978d14
  4. #847b12
  5. #716a0f
  6. #5f580d
  7. #4c460a
  8. #393508
  9. #262305
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb019 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb019
  2. #c4b830
  3. #cac047
  4. #d1c85e
  5. #d7d075
  6. #ded88c
  7. #e5dfa3
  8. #ebe7ba
  9. #f2efd1
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb019 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb019
  2. #b7ab23
  3. #b1a62e
  4. #aba238
  5. #a59d42
  6. #9f984d
  7. #989357
  8. #928e61
  9. #8c8a6b
  10. #868576
  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 #c5b029 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b023 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb019 {
  color: #bdb019;
}
Background
.bg-bdb019 {
  background-color: #bdb019;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb019 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb019;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb019;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb019 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb019, #78bd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb019 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 25 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.97 #424fe6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb019  rgb(189, 176, 25)  hsl(55, 77%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1926bd  rgb(25, 38, 189)  hsl(235, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#19bdb0  rgb(25, 189, 176)  hsl(175, 77%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b019bd  rgb(176, 25, 189)  hsl(295, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid