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#BDB024

#bdb024 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb024 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 80.95% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 54.9°, with 68% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #bdb024
  2. #2431bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb024
  2. #247ebd
  3. #6424bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6424
  2. #bdb024
  3. #7ebd24

Triadic

  1. #bdb024
  2. #24bdb0
  3. #b024bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb024
  2. #31bd24
  3. #2431bd
  4. #b024bd

Square

  1. #bdb024
  2. #24bd64
  3. #2431bd
  4. #bd247e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c380c
  2. #7d7418
  3. #bdb024
  4. #ded250
  5. #eae290

Shades

#bdb024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb024
  2. #aa9e20
  3. #978d1d
  4. #847b19
  5. #716a16
  6. #5f5812
  7. #4c460e
  8. #39350b
  9. #262307
  10. #131204
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb024
  2. #c4b83a
  3. #cac050
  4. #d1c866
  5. #d7d07c
  6. #ded892
  7. #e5dfa7
  8. #ebe7bd
  9. #f2efd3
  10. #f8f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb024
  2. #b7ab2d
  3. #b1a636
  4. #aba240
  5. #a59d49
  6. #9f9852
  7. #98935b
  8. #928e64
  9. #8c8a6e
  10. #868577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b02c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb024 {
  color: #bdb024;
}
Background
.bg-bdb024 {
  background-color: #bdb024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb024 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb024, #7ebd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 36 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.86 #424fdb Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb024  rgb(189, 176, 36)  hsl(55, 68%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2431bd  rgb(36, 49, 189)  hsl(235, 68%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#24bdb0  rgb(36, 189, 176)  hsl(175, 68%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#b024bd  rgb(176, 36, 189)  hsl(295, 68%, 44%)  Dark Orchid