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#BDC258

#bdc258 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdc258 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.08% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.64% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 62.83°, with 46.49% saturation and 55.29% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.5011

Complementary

  1. #bdc258
  2. #5d58c2

Split complementary

  1. #bdc258
  2. #5888c2
  3. #9258c2

Analogous

  1. #c29258
  2. #bdc258
  3. #88c258

Triadic

  1. #bdc258
  2. #58bdc2
  3. #c258bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc258
  2. #58c25d
  3. #5d58c2
  4. #c258bd

Square

  1. #bdc258
  2. #58c292
  3. #5d58c2
  4. #c25888

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5e23
  2. #929737
  3. #bdc258
  4. #d3d690
  5. #e9ebc8

Shades

#bdc258 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc258
  2. #aaaf4f
  3. #979b46
  4. #84883e
  5. #717435
  6. #5f612c
  7. #4c4e23
  8. #393a1a
  9. #262712
  10. #131309
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc258 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc258
  2. #c4c869
  3. #cace79
  4. #d1d48a
  5. #d7da9b
  6. #dee1ac
  7. #e5e7bc
  8. #ebedcd
  9. #f2f3de
  10. #f8f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc258 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc258
  2. #b7bb5c
  3. #b1b560
  4. #abae64
  5. #a5a868
  6. #9fa16c
  7. #989a70
  8. #929474
  9. #8c8d78
  10. #86877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbe9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfba4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bd52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bf5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc258 {
  color: #bdc258;
}
Background
.bg-bdc258 {
  background-color: #bdc258;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc258 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc258;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc258;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 194 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 46% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc258 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc258, #88c258);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc258 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 194 88 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.14 #423da7 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bdc258  rgb(189, 194, 88)  hsl(63, 46%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5d58c2  rgb(93, 88, 194)  hsl(243, 46%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#58bdc2  rgb(88, 189, 194)  hsl(183, 46%, 55%)  Verdigris
#c258bd  rgb(194, 88, 189)  hsl(303, 46%, 55%)  Medium Orchid