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#BEB520

#beb520 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#beb520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.74% magenta, 83.16% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 56.58°, with 71.17% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.441

Complementary

  1. #beb520
  2. #2029be

Split complementary

  1. #beb520
  2. #2078be
  3. #6620be

Analogous

  1. #be6620
  2. #beb520
  3. #78be20

Triadic

  1. #beb520
  2. #20beb5
  3. #b520be

Tetradic

  1. #beb520
  2. #29be20
  3. #2029be
  4. #b520be

Square

  1. #beb520
  2. #20be66
  3. #2029be
  4. #be2078

Monochromatic

  1. #3b380a
  2. #7d7715
  3. #beb520
  4. #e1d84a
  5. #ece68b

Shades

#beb520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beb520
  2. #aba31d
  3. #98911a
  4. #857f16
  5. #726d13
  6. #5f5b10
  7. #4c480d
  8. #39360a
  9. #262406
  10. #131203
  11. #000000

Tints

#beb520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beb520
  2. #c5bc36
  3. #cbc44d
  4. #d2cb63
  5. #d8d379
  6. #dfda90
  7. #e5e1a6
  8. #ece9bc
  9. #f2f0d2
  10. #f9f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beb520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beb520
  2. #b8b02a
  3. #b2aa33
  4. #aba53d
  5. #a5a046
  6. #9f9b50
  7. #99955a
  8. #939063
  9. #8c8b6d
  10. #868576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b38e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b42e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cda89b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b101 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beb520 {
  color: #beb520;
}
Background
.bg-beb520 {
  background-color: #beb520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beb520 {
  border: 2px solid #beb520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beb520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beb520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beb520, #78be20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beb520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.06 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.26 #414adf Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#beb520  rgb(190, 181, 32)  hsl(57, 71%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2029be  rgb(32, 41, 190)  hsl(237, 71%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#20beb5  rgb(32, 190, 181)  hsl(177, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#b520be  rgb(181, 32, 190)  hsl(297, 71%, 44%)  Dark Orchid