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#BDB356

#bdb356 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdb356 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.2% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 54.5% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 54.17°, with 43.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.4373

Complementary

  1. #bdb356
  2. #5660bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb356
  2. #5694bd
  3. #7f56bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7f56
  2. #bdb356
  3. #94bd56

Triadic

  1. #bdb356
  2. #56bdb3
  3. #b356bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb356
  2. #60bd56
  3. #5660bd
  4. #b356bd

Square

  1. #bdb356
  2. #56bd7f
  3. #5660bd
  4. #bd5694

Monochromatic

  1. #585322
  2. #8f8638
  3. #bdb356
  4. #d2cc8d
  5. #e8e4c4

Shades

#bdb356 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb356
  2. #aaa14d
  3. #978f45
  4. #847d3c
  5. #716b34
  6. #5f5a2b
  7. #4c4822
  8. #39361a
  9. #262411
  10. #131209
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb356 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb356
  2. #c4bb67
  3. #cac278
  4. #d1ca89
  5. #d7d19a
  6. #ded9ab
  7. #e5e1bb
  8. #ebe8cc
  9. #f2f0dd
  10. #f8f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb356 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb356
  2. #b7ae5a
  3. #b1a95e
  4. #aba463
  5. #a59f67
  6. #9f9a6b
  7. #98946f
  8. #928f73
  9. #8c8a78
  10. #86857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ae4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b35b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa89e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b359 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ad87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb356 {
  color: #bdb356;
}
Background
.bg-bdb356 {
  background-color: #bdb356;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb356 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb356;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb356;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb356 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb356, #94bd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb356 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 86 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.37 #424ca9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bdb356  rgb(189, 179, 86)  hsl(54, 44%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#5660bd  rgb(86, 96, 189)  hsl(234, 44%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#56bdb3  rgb(86, 189, 179)  hsl(174, 44%, 54%)  Verdigris
#b356bd  rgb(179, 86, 189)  hsl(294, 44%, 54%)  Medium Orchid