ColorTool
Log in
#BEBD09

#bebd09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bebd09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 74.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 95.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4736

Complementary

  1. #bebd09
  2. #090abe

Split complementary

  1. #bebd09
  2. #0964be
  3. #6309be

Analogous

  1. #be6309
  2. #bebd09
  3. #64be09

Triadic

  1. #bebd09
  2. #09bebd
  3. #bd09be

Tetradic

  1. #bebd09
  2. #0abe09
  3. #090abe
  4. #bd09be

Square

  1. #bebd09
  2. #09be63
  3. #090abe
  4. #be0964

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2c02
  2. #757406
  3. #bebd09
  4. #f4f31f
  5. #f8f768

Shades

#bebd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebd09
  2. #abaa08
  3. #989707
  4. #858406
  5. #727105
  6. #5f5f05
  7. #4c4c04
  8. #393903
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebd09
  2. #c5c422
  3. #cbca3a
  4. #d2d153
  5. #d8d76b
  6. #dfde84
  7. #e5e59d
  8. #ecebb5
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebd09
  2. #b8b715
  3. #b2b121
  4. #abab2d
  5. #a5a539
  6. #9f9f45
  7. #999850
  8. #93925c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bebd09 {
  color: #bebd09;
}
Background
.bg-bebd09 {
  background-color: #bebd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebd09 {
  border: 2px solid #bebd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 189 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebd09, #64be09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 189 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.88 #4142f6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bebd09  rgb(190, 189, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#090abe  rgb(9, 10, 190)  hsl(240, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#09bebd  rgb(9, 190, 189)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd09be  rgb(189, 9, 190)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid