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#BDB80A

#bdb80a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb80a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.16% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.32°, with 89.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.4512

Complementary

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #0a0fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #0a69bd
  3. #5e0abd

Analogous

  1. #bd5e0a
  2. #bdb80a
  3. #69bd0a

Triadic

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #0abdb8
  3. #b80abd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #0fbd0a
  3. #0a0fbd
  4. #b80abd

Square

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #0abd5e
  3. #0a0fbd
  4. #bd0a69

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b02
  2. #747106
  3. #bdb80a
  4. #f3ed20
  5. #f7f369

Shades

#bdb80a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #aaa609
  3. #979308
  4. #848107
  5. #716e06
  6. #5f5c05
  7. #4c4a04
  8. #393703
  9. #262502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb80a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #c4bf23
  3. #cac63b
  4. #d1cd54
  5. #d7d46c
  6. #dedc85
  7. #e5e39d
  8. #ebeab6
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb80a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb80a
  2. #b7b216
  3. #b1ad22
  4. #aba72d
  5. #a5a239
  6. #9f9c45
  7. #989651
  8. #92915d
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccab9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b71c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb80a {
  color: #bdb80a;
}
Background
.bg-bdb80a {
  background-color: #bdb80a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb80a {
  border: 2px solid #bdb80a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb80a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 184 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb80a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb80a, #69bd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb80a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 184 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.34 #4247f5 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb80a  rgb(189, 184, 10)  hsl(58, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a0fbd  rgb(10, 15, 189)  hsl(238, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abdb8  rgb(10, 189, 184)  hsl(178, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b80abd  rgb(184, 10, 189)  hsl(298, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid