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#D9BD26

#d9bd26 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9bd26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.12% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.9% magenta, 82.49% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.61°, with 70.2% saturation and 50% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5129

Complementary

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #2642d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #269cd9
  3. #6326d9

Analogous

  1. #d96326
  2. #d9bd26
  3. #9cd926

Triadic

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #26d9bd
  3. #bd26d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #42d926
  3. #2642d9
  4. #bd26d9

Square

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #26d963
  3. #2642d9
  4. #d9269c

Monochromatic

  1. #574c0f
  2. #98841b
  3. #d9bd26
  4. #e4d167
  5. #f0e5a8

Shades

#d9bd26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #c3aa22
  3. #ae971e
  4. #98841b
  5. #827117
  6. #6d5f13
  7. #574c0f
  8. #41390b
  9. #2b2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9bd26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #ddc43c
  3. #e1ca51
  4. #e4d167
  5. #e8d77d
  6. #ecde93
  7. #f0e5a8
  8. #f4ebbe
  9. #f7f2d4
  10. #fbf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9bd26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9bd26
  2. #d0b72f
  3. #c7b138
  4. #beab41
  5. #b5a54a
  6. #ad9f53
  7. #a4985c
  8. #9b9265
  9. #928c6e
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9bd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebaea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9bd26 {
  color: #d9bd26;
}
Background
.bg-d9bd26 {
  background-color: #d9bd26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9bd26 {
  border: 2px solid #d9bd26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9bd26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 189 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9bd26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9bd26, #9cd926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9bd26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 189 38 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.77 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.29 #2642d9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#d9bd26  rgb(217, 189, 38)  hsl(51, 70%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2642d9  rgb(38, 66, 217)  hsl(231, 70%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#26d9bd  rgb(38, 217, 189)  hsl(171, 70%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bd26d9  rgb(189, 38, 217)  hsl(291, 70%, 50%)  Electric Purple