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#BDB376

#bdb376 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdb376 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 37.57% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.55°, with 34.98% saturation and 60.2% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4437

Complementary

  1. #bdb376
  2. #7680bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb376
  2. #76a4bd
  3. #9076bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9076
  2. #bdb376
  3. #a4bd76

Triadic

  1. #bdb376
  2. #76bdb3
  3. #b376bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb376
  2. #80bd76
  3. #7680bd
  4. #b376bd

Square

  1. #bdb376
  2. #76bd90
  3. #7680bd
  4. #bd76a4

Monochromatic

  1. #686032
  2. #9c904b
  3. #bdb376
  4. #d6d0aa
  5. #efecdd

Shades

#bdb376 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb376
  2. #aaa16a
  3. #978f5e
  4. #847d53
  5. #716b47
  6. #5f5a3b
  7. #4c482f
  8. #393623
  9. #262418
  10. #13120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb376 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb376
  2. #c4bb84
  3. #cac291
  4. #d1ca9f
  5. #d7d1ad
  6. #ded9bb
  7. #e5e1c8
  8. #ebe8d6
  9. #f2f0e4
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb376 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb376
  2. #b7ae77
  3. #b1a978
  4. #aba479
  5. #a59f7a
  6. #9f9a7b
  7. #98947c
  8. #928f7d
  9. #8c8a7e
  10. #86857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaf72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7aba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb377 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ae93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb376 {
  color: #bdb376;
}
Background
.bg-bdb376 {
  background-color: #bdb376;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb376 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb376;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb376;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 35% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb376 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb376, #a4bd76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb376 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 118 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.18 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.78 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.00 #424c89 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bdb376  rgb(189, 179, 118)  hsl(52, 35%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#7680bd  rgb(118, 128, 189)  hsl(232, 35%, 60%)  Glaucous
#76bdb3  rgb(118, 189, 179)  hsl(172, 35%, 60%)  Verdigris
#b376bd  rgb(179, 118, 189)  hsl(292, 35%, 60%)  Floral Lavender