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#BDB706

#bdb706 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb706 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 71.76% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.03°, with 93.85% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.447

Complementary

  1. #bdb706
  2. #060cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb706
  2. #0668bd
  3. #5c06bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5c06
  2. #bdb706
  3. #68bd06

Triadic

  1. #bdb706
  2. #06bdb7
  3. #b706bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb706
  2. #0cbd06
  3. #060cbd
  4. #b706bd

Square

  1. #bdb706
  2. #06bd5c
  3. #060cbd
  4. #bd0668

Monochromatic

  1. #292701
  2. #736f04
  3. #bdb706
  4. #f8f018
  5. #faf562

Shades

#bdb706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb706
  2. #aaa505
  3. #979205
  4. #848004
  5. #716e04
  6. #5f5c03
  7. #4c4902
  8. #393702
  9. #262501
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb706
  2. #c4be1f
  3. #cac538
  4. #d1cd51
  5. #d7d46a
  6. #dedb83
  7. #e5e29b
  8. #ebe9b4
  9. #f2f1cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb706
  2. #b7b212
  3. #b1ac1e
  4. #aba72b
  5. #a5a137
  6. #9f9c43
  7. #98964f
  8. #92915b
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b61a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6af7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb706 {
  color: #bdb706;
}
Background
.bg-bdb706 {
  background-color: #bdb706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb706 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 183 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb706, #68bd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 183 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.71 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.52 #4248f9 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb706  rgb(189, 183, 6)  hsl(58, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#060cbd  rgb(6, 12, 189)  hsl(238, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bdb7  rgb(6, 189, 183)  hsl(178, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b706bd  rgb(183, 6, 189)  hsl(298, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid