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#BDBB39

#bdbb39 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdbb39 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.33% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 69.84% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 59.09°, with 53.66% saturation and 48.24% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4665

Complementary

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #393bbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #397dbd
  3. #7939bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7939
  2. #bdbb39
  3. #7dbd39

Triadic

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #39bdbb
  3. #bb39bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #3bbd39
  3. #393bbd
  4. #bb39bd

Square

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #39bd79
  3. #393bbd
  4. #bd397d

Monochromatic

  1. #474716
  2. #828127
  3. #bdbb39
  4. #d4d26f
  5. #e5e4aa

Shades

#bdbb39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #aaa833
  3. #97962e
  4. #848328
  5. #717022
  6. #5f5e1d
  7. #4c4b17
  8. #393811
  9. #26250b
  10. #131306
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbb39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #c4c24d
  3. #cac961
  4. #d1cf74
  5. #d7d688
  6. #dedd9c
  7. #e5e4b0
  8. #ebebc4
  9. #f2f1d7
  10. #f8f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbb39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbb39
  2. #b7b540
  3. #b1af47
  4. #aba94e
  5. #a5a355
  6. #9f9e5d
  7. #989864
  8. #92926b
  9. #8c8c72
  10. #868679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab323 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b62d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b93f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbb39 {
  color: #bdbb39;
}
Background
.bg-bdbb39 {
  background-color: #bdbb39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbb39 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbb39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbb39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 187 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbb39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbb39, #7dbd39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbb39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 187 57 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.30 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.50 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.72 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.57 #4244c6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#bdbb39  rgb(189, 187, 57)  hsl(59, 54%, 48%)  Vegas Gold
#393bbd  rgb(57, 59, 189)  hsl(239, 54%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#39bdbb  rgb(57, 189, 187)  hsl(179, 54%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb39bd  rgb(187, 57, 189)  hsl(299, 54%, 48%)  Purpureus