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#BDB609

#bdb609 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb609 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 71.37% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.7% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.4429

Complementary

  1. #bdb609
  2. #0910bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb609
  2. #096abd
  3. #5c09bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5c09
  2. #bdb609
  3. #6abd09

Triadic

  1. #bdb609
  2. #09bdb6
  3. #b609bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb609
  2. #10bd09
  3. #0910bd
  4. #b609bd

Square

  1. #bdb609
  2. #09bd5c
  3. #0910bd
  4. #bd096a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2902
  2. #747006
  3. #bdb609
  4. #f4ec1e
  5. #f8f267

Shades

#bdb609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb609
  2. #aaa408
  3. #979207
  4. #847f06
  5. #716d05
  6. #5f5b05
  7. #4c4904
  8. #393703
  9. #262402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb609
  2. #c4bd22
  3. #cac53a
  4. #d1cc53
  5. #d7d36b
  6. #dedb84
  7. #e5e29d
  8. #ebe9b5
  9. #f2f0ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb609
  2. #b7b115
  3. #b1ab21
  4. #aba62d
  5. #a5a039
  6. #9f9b45
  7. #989650
  8. #92905c
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b51b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb609 {
  color: #bdb609;
}
Background
.bg-bdb609 {
  background-color: #bdb609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb609 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 182 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb609, #6abd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 182 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.62 #4249f6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb609  rgb(189, 182, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0910bd  rgb(9, 16, 189)  hsl(238, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bdb6  rgb(9, 189, 182)  hsl(178, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b609bd  rgb(182, 9, 189)  hsl(298, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid