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#BDBD15

#bdbd15 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdbd15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.12% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 80% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.4727

Complementary

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #1515bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #1569bd
  3. #6915bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6915
  2. #bdbd15
  3. #69bd15

Triadic

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #15bdbd
  3. #bd15bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #15bd15
  3. #1515bd
  4. #bd15bd

Square

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #15bd69
  3. #1515bd
  4. #bd1569

Monochromatic

  1. #333306
  2. #78780d
  3. #bdbd15
  4. #e9e936
  5. #f0f07b

Shades

#bdbd15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #aaaa13
  3. #979711
  4. #84840f
  5. #71710d
  6. #5f5f0b
  7. #4c4c08
  8. #393906
  9. #262604
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbd15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #c4c42c
  3. #caca44
  4. #d1d15b
  5. #d7d773
  6. #dede8a
  7. #e5e5a1
  8. #ebebb9
  9. #f2f2d0
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbd15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbd15
  2. #b7b720
  3. #b1b12a
  4. #abab35
  5. #a5a540
  6. #9f9f4b
  7. #989855
  8. #929260
  9. #8c8c6b
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb92a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbd15 {
  color: #bdbd15;
}
Background
.bg-bdbd15 {
  background-color: #bdbd15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbd15 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbd15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbd15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbd15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbd15, #69bd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbd15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 21 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.06 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.60 #4242ea Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdbd15  rgb(189, 189, 21)  hsl(60, 80%, 41%)  Old Gold
#1515bd  rgb(21, 21, 189)  hsl(240, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#15bdbd  rgb(21, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 80%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd15bd  rgb(189, 21, 189)  hsl(300, 80%, 41%)  Dark Orchid