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#BDB91C

#bdb91c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.55% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.12% magenta, 85.19% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.51°, with 74.19% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.456

Complementary

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #1c20bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #1c71bd
  3. #691cbd

Analogous

  1. #bd691c
  2. #bdb91c
  3. #71bd1c

Triadic

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #1cbdb9
  3. #b91cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #20bd1c
  3. #1c20bd
  4. #b91cbd

Square

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #1cbd69
  3. #1c20bd
  4. #bd1c71

Monochromatic

  1. #383708
  2. #7a7812
  3. #bdb91c
  4. #e3df42
  5. #edea85

Shades

#bdb91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #aaa719
  3. #979416
  4. #848214
  5. #716f11
  6. #5f5d0e
  7. #4c4a0b
  8. #393808
  9. #262506
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #c4c033
  3. #cac749
  4. #d1ce60
  5. #d7d577
  6. #dedc8e
  7. #e5e3a4
  8. #ebeabb
  9. #f2f1d2
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb91c
  2. #b7b326
  3. #b1ae30
  4. #aba83a
  5. #a5a244
  6. #9f9d4e
  7. #989758
  8. #929162
  9. #8c8b6c
  10. #868676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b727 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb91c {
  color: #bdb91c;
}
Background
.bg-bdb91c {
  background-color: #bdb91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb91c {
  border: 2px solid #bdb91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 185 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb91c, #71bd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 185 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.85 #4246e3 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb91c  rgb(189, 185, 28)  hsl(59, 74%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1c20bd  rgb(28, 32, 189)  hsl(239, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#1cbdb9  rgb(28, 189, 185)  hsl(179, 74%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#b91cbd  rgb(185, 28, 189)  hsl(299, 74%, 43%)  Dark Orchid