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#BDB90A

#bdb90a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb90a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.55% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.12% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.66°, 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.4554

Complementary

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #0a0ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #0a67bd
  3. #600abd

Analogous

  1. #bd600a
  2. #bdb90a
  3. #67bd0a

Triadic

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #0abdb9
  3. #b90abd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #0ebd0a
  3. #0a0ebd
  4. #b90abd

Square

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #0abd60
  3. #0a0ebd
  4. #bd0a67

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b02
  2. #747206
  3. #bdb90a
  4. #f3ef20
  5. #f7f469

Shades

#bdb90a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #aaa709
  3. #979408
  4. #848207
  5. #716f06
  6. #5f5d05
  7. #4c4a04
  8. #393803
  9. #262502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb90a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #c4c023
  3. #cac73b
  4. #d1ce54
  5. #d7d56c
  6. #dedc85
  7. #e5e39d
  8. #ebeab6
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb90a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb90a
  2. #b7b316
  3. #b1ae22
  4. #aba82d
  5. #a5a239
  6. #9f9d45
  7. #989751
  8. #92915d
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b68f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccac9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b71c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b17d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb90a {
  color: #bdb90a;
}
Background
.bg-bdb90a {
  background-color: #bdb90a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb90a {
  border: 2px solid #bdb90a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb90a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 185 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb90a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb90a, #67bd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb90a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 185 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.49 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.21 #4246f5 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb90a  rgb(189, 185, 10)  hsl(59, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a0ebd  rgb(10, 14, 189)  hsl(239, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abdb9  rgb(10, 189, 185)  hsl(179, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b90abd  rgb(185, 10, 189)  hsl(299, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid