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#BDB409

#bdb409 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb409 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.59% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.4348

Complementary

  1. #bdb409
  2. #0912bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb409
  2. #096cbd
  3. #5a09bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5a09
  2. #bdb409
  3. #6cbd09

Triadic

  1. #bdb409
  2. #09bdb4
  3. #b409bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb409
  2. #12bd09
  3. #0912bd
  4. #b409bd

Square

  1. #bdb409
  2. #09bd5a
  3. #0912bd
  4. #bd096c

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2902
  2. #746e06
  3. #bdb409
  4. #f4ea1e
  5. #f8f167

Shades

#bdb409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb409
  2. #aaa208
  3. #979007
  4. #847e06
  5. #716c05
  6. #5f5a05
  7. #4c4804
  8. #393603
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb409
  2. #c4bc22
  3. #cac33a
  4. #d1cb53
  5. #d7d26b
  6. #deda84
  7. #e5e19d
  8. #ebe9b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb409
  2. #b7af15
  3. #b1aa21
  4. #aba42d
  5. #a59f39
  6. #9f9a45
  7. #989550
  8. #92905c
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b31b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6ac79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb409 {
  color: #bdb409;
}
Background
.bg-bdb409 {
  background-color: #bdb409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb409 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb409, #6cbd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.82 #424bf6 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb409  rgb(189, 180, 9)  hsl(57, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0912bd  rgb(9, 18, 189)  hsl(237, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bdb4  rgb(9, 189, 180)  hsl(177, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b409bd  rgb(180, 9, 189)  hsl(297, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid