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#BDBA09

#bdba09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdba09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.94% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 59°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.4596

Complementary

  1. #bdba09
  2. #090cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdba09
  2. #0966bd
  3. #6009bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6009
  2. #bdba09
  3. #66bd09

Triadic

  1. #bdba09
  2. #09bdba
  3. #ba09bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdba09
  2. #0cbd09
  3. #090cbd
  4. #ba09bd

Square

  1. #bdba09
  2. #09bd60
  3. #090cbd
  4. #bd0966

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2a02
  2. #747206
  3. #bdba09
  4. #f4f11e
  5. #f8f567

Shades

#bdba09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdba09
  2. #aaa708
  3. #979507
  4. #848206
  5. #717005
  6. #5f5d05
  7. #4c4a04
  8. #393803
  9. #262502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdba09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdba09
  2. #c4c122
  3. #cac83a
  4. #d1cf53
  5. #d7d66b
  6. #dedd84
  7. #e5e39d
  8. #ebeab5
  9. #f2f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdba09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdba09
  2. #b7b415
  3. #b1ae21
  4. #aba92d
  5. #a5a339
  6. #9f9d45
  7. #989750
  8. #92915c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccad9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b81c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b27d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdba09 {
  color: #bdba09;
}
Background
.bg-bdba09 {
  background-color: #bdba09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdba09 {
  border: 2px solid #bdba09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdba09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 186 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdba09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdba09, #66bd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdba09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 186 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.96 #4245f6 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdba09  rgb(189, 186, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090cbd  rgb(9, 12, 189)  hsl(239, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bdba  rgb(9, 189, 186)  hsl(179, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#ba09bd  rgb(186, 9, 189)  hsl(299, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid