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#BDB71A

#bdb71a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb71a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 71.76% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 86.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.79°, with 75.81% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.4476

Complementary

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #1a20bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #1a72bd
  3. #661abd

Analogous

  1. #bd661a
  2. #bdb71a
  3. #72bd1a

Triadic

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #1abdb7
  3. #b71abd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #20bd1a
  3. #1a20bd
  4. #b71abd

Square

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #1abd66
  3. #1a20bd
  4. #bd1a72

Monochromatic

  1. #373508
  2. #7a7611
  3. #bdb71a
  4. #e5de3f
  5. #eeea82

Shades

#bdb71a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #aaa517
  3. #979215
  4. #848012
  5. #716e10
  6. #5f5c0d
  7. #4c490a
  8. #393708
  9. #262505
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb71a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #c4be31
  3. #cac548
  4. #d1cd5f
  5. #d7d476
  6. #dedb8d
  7. #e5e2a3
  8. #ebe9ba
  9. #f2f1d1
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb71a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb71a
  2. #b7b224
  3. #b1ac2e
  4. #aba739
  5. #a5a143
  6. #9f9c4d
  7. #989657
  8. #929161
  9. #8c8b6c
  10. #868676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b48f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccaa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b625 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6af7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb71a {
  color: #bdb71a;
}
Background
.bg-bdb71a {
  background-color: #bdb71a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb71a {
  border: 2px solid #bdb71a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb71a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 183 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb71a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb71a, #72bd1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb71a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 183 26 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.08 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.17 #4248e5 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb71a  rgb(189, 183, 26)  hsl(58, 76%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1a20bd  rgb(26, 32, 189)  hsl(238, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#1abdb7  rgb(26, 189, 183)  hsl(178, 76%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b71abd  rgb(183, 26, 189)  hsl(298, 76%, 42%)  Dark Orchid