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#BDB59D

#bdb59d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb59d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.98% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.23% magenta, 16.93% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 19.51% saturation and 67.84% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.02.

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Relative luminance0.463

Complementary

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #9da5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #9db5bd
  3. #a59dbd

Analogous

  1. #bda59d
  2. #bdb59d
  3. #b5bd9d

Triadic

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #9dbdb5
  3. #b59dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #a5bd9d
  3. #9da5bd
  4. #b59dbd

Square

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #9dbda5
  3. #9da5bd
  4. #bd9db5

Monochromatic

  1. #736a4e
  2. #9e926f
  3. #bdb59d
  4. #dcd8cb
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bdb59d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #aaa38d
  3. #97917e
  4. #847f6e
  5. #716d5e
  6. #5f5b4f
  7. #4c483f
  8. #39362f
  9. #26241f
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb59d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #c4bca7
  3. #cac4b1
  4. #d1cbba
  5. #d7d3c4
  6. #dedace
  7. #e5e1d8
  8. #ebe9e2
  9. #f2f0eb
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb59d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb59d
  2. #b7b09a
  3. #b1aa97
  4. #aba594
  5. #a5a091
  6. #9f9b8f
  7. #98958c
  8. #929089
  9. #8c8b86
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb49c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb69e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb49c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb69d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb59d {
  color: #bdb59d;
}
Background
.bg-bdb59d {
  background-color: #bdb59d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb59d {
  border: 2px solid #bdb59d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb59d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 181 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 20% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb59d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb59d, #b5bd9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb59d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 181 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.02 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.54 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.81 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.85 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.68 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.68 #424a62 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sage
#bdb59d  rgb(189, 181, 157)  hsl(45, 20%, 68%)  Sage
#9da5bd  rgb(157, 165, 189)  hsl(225, 20%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9dbdb5  rgb(157, 189, 181)  hsl(165, 20%, 68%)  Opal
#b59dbd  rgb(181, 157, 189)  hsl(285, 20%, 68%)  Pastel Purple