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#BDB331

#bdb331 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 74.07% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 58.82% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4328

Complementary

  1. #bdb331
  2. #313bbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb331
  2. #3181bd
  3. #6d31bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6d31
  2. #bdb331
  3. #81bd31

Triadic

  1. #bdb331
  2. #31bdb3
  3. #b331bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb331
  2. #3bbd31
  3. #313bbd
  4. #b331bd

Square

  1. #bdb331
  2. #31bd6d
  3. #313bbd
  4. #bd3181

Monochromatic

  1. #444012
  2. #807921
  3. #bdb331
  4. #d7cf64
  5. #e7e1a1

Shades

#bdb331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb331
  2. #aaa12c
  3. #978f27
  4. #847d22
  5. #716b1d
  6. #5f5a19
  7. #4c4814
  8. #39360f
  9. #26240a
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb331
  2. #c4bb46
  3. #cac25a
  4. #d1ca6f
  5. #d7d183
  6. #ded998
  7. #e5e1ad
  8. #ebe8c1
  9. #f2f0d6
  10. #f8f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb331
  2. #b7ae39
  3. #b1a941
  4. #aba449
  5. #a59f51
  6. #9f9a59
  7. #989460
  8. #928f68
  9. #8c8a70
  10. #868578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ad17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba79a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1af24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6ac7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb331 {
  color: #bdb331;
}
Background
.bg-bdb331 {
  background-color: #bdb331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb331 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb331, #81bd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.16 #424cce Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb331  rgb(189, 179, 49)  hsl(56, 59%, 47%)  Old Gold
#313bbd  rgb(49, 59, 189)  hsl(236, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#31bdb3  rgb(49, 189, 179)  hsl(176, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#b331bd  rgb(179, 49, 189)  hsl(296, 59%, 47%)  Purpureus