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#BDB11B

#bdb11b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb11b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.41% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.35% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 75% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4234

Complementary

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #1b27bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #1b78bd
  3. #601bbd

Analogous

  1. #bd601b
  2. #bdb11b
  3. #78bd1b

Triadic

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #1bbdb1
  3. #b11bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #27bd1b
  3. #1b27bd
  4. #b11bbd

Square

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #1bbd60
  3. #1b27bd
  4. #bd1b78

Monochromatic

  1. #373408
  2. #7a7211
  3. #bdb11b
  4. #e4d841
  5. #ede684

Shades

#bdb11b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #aa9f18
  3. #978e16
  4. #847c13
  5. #716a10
  6. #5f590e
  7. #4c470b
  8. #393508
  9. #262305
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb11b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #c4b932
  3. #cac149
  4. #d1c85f
  5. #d7d076
  6. #ded88d
  7. #e5e0a4
  8. #ebe8bb
  9. #f2efd1
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb11b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb11b
  2. #b7ac25
  3. #b1a72f
  4. #aba239
  5. #a59d43
  6. #9f994e
  7. #989458
  8. #928f62
  9. #8c8a6c
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb11b {
  color: #bdb11b;
}
Background
.bg-bdb11b {
  background-color: #bdb11b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb11b {
  border: 2px solid #bdb11b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb11b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 177 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb11b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb11b, #78bd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb11b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 177 27 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.96 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.12 #424ee4 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb11b  rgb(189, 177, 27)  hsl(56, 75%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1b27bd  rgb(27, 39, 189)  hsl(236, 75%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#1bbdb1  rgb(27, 189, 177)  hsl(176, 75%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b11bbd  rgb(177, 27, 189)  hsl(296, 75%, 42%)  Dark Orchid