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#BDBC19

#bdbc19 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdbc19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.73% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 86.77% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 59.63°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.4686

Complementary

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #191abd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #196cbd
  3. #6a19bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6a19
  2. #bdbc19
  3. #6cbd19

Triadic

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #19bdbc
  3. #bc19bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #1abd19
  3. #191abd
  4. #bc19bd

Square

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #19bd6a
  3. #191abd
  4. #bd196c

Monochromatic

  1. #363607
  2. #797910
  3. #bdbc19
  4. #e5e43d
  5. #eeee81

Shades

#bdbc19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #aaa917
  3. #979614
  4. #848412
  5. #71710f
  6. #5f5e0d
  7. #4c4b0a
  8. #393808
  9. #262605
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbc19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #c4c330
  3. #cac947
  4. #d1d05e
  5. #d7d775
  6. #dede8c
  7. #e5e4a3
  8. #ebebba
  9. #f2f2d1
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbc19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbc19
  2. #b7b623
  3. #b1b02e
  4. #abaa38
  5. #a5a442
  6. #9f9e4d
  7. #989857
  8. #929261
  9. #8c8c6b
  10. #868676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb82c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbafa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ba25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbc19 {
  color: #bdbc19;
}
Background
.bg-bdbc19 {
  background-color: #bdbc19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbc19 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbc19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbc19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbc19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbc19, #6cbd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbc19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 25 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.60 #4243e6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdbc19  rgb(189, 188, 25)  hsl(60, 77%, 42%)  Old Gold
#191abd  rgb(25, 26, 189)  hsl(240, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#19bdbc  rgb(25, 189, 188)  hsl(180, 77%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc19bd  rgb(188, 25, 189)  hsl(300, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid