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#BDB516

#bdb516 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb516 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.98% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.23% magenta, 88.36% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.13°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.4392

Complementary

  1. #bdb516
  2. #161ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb516
  2. #1671bd
  3. #6216bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6216
  2. #bdb516
  3. #71bd16

Triadic

  1. #bdb516
  2. #16bdb5
  3. #b516bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb516
  2. #1ebd16
  3. #161ebd
  4. #b516bd

Square

  1. #bdb516
  2. #16bd62
  3. #161ebd
  4. #bd1671

Monochromatic

  1. #343206
  2. #78730e
  3. #bdb516
  4. #e8df38
  5. #f0ea7c

Shades

#bdb516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb516
  2. #aaa314
  3. #979112
  4. #847f0f
  5. #716d0d
  6. #5f5b0b
  7. #4c4809
  8. #393607
  9. #262404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb516
  2. #c4bc2d
  3. #cac445
  4. #d1cb5c
  5. #d7d373
  6. #deda8b
  7. #e5e1a2
  8. #ebe9b9
  9. #f2f0d0
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb516
  2. #b7b021
  3. #b1aa2b
  4. #aba536
  5. #a5a040
  6. #9f9b4b
  7. #989556
  8. #929060
  9. #8c8b6b
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b422 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6ad7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb516 {
  color: #bdb516;
}
Background
.bg-bdb516 {
  background-color: #bdb516;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb516 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 181 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb516, #71bd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 181 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.55 #424ae9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb516  rgb(189, 181, 22)  hsl(57, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#161ebd  rgb(22, 30, 189)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#16bdb5  rgb(22, 189, 181)  hsl(177, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b516bd  rgb(181, 22, 189)  hsl(297, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid