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#BDB00A

#bdb00a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdb00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 89.95% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4189

Complementary

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #0a17bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #0a71bd
  3. #560abd

Analogous

  1. #bd560a
  2. #bdb00a
  3. #71bd0a

Triadic

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #0abdb0
  3. #b00abd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #17bd0a
  3. #0a17bd
  4. #b00abd

Square

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #0abd56
  3. #0a17bd
  4. #bd0a71

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2902
  2. #746c06
  3. #bdb00a
  4. #f3e420
  5. #f7ed69

Shades

#bdb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #aa9e09
  3. #978d08
  4. #847b07
  5. #716a06
  6. #5f5805
  7. #4c4604
  8. #393503
  9. #262302
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #c4b823
  3. #cac03b
  4. #d1c854
  5. #d7d06c
  6. #ded885
  7. #e5df9d
  8. #ebe7b6
  9. #f2efce
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb00a
  2. #b7ab16
  3. #b1a622
  4. #aba22d
  5. #a59d39
  6. #9f9845
  7. #989351
  8. #928e5d
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ae8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b021 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b01a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb00a {
  color: #bdb00a;
}
Background
.bg-bdb00a {
  background-color: #bdb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb00a {
  border: 2px solid #bdb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb00a, #71bd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.08 #424ff5 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdb00a  rgb(189, 176, 10)  hsl(56, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a17bd  rgb(10, 23, 189)  hsl(236, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abdb0  rgb(10, 189, 176)  hsl(176, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b00abd  rgb(176, 10, 189)  hsl(296, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid