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#BDB978

#bdb978 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdb978 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.55% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.12% magenta, 36.51% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 34.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4687

Complementary

  1. #bdb978
  2. #787cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb978
  2. #789fbd
  3. #9778bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9778
  2. #bdb978
  3. #9fbd78

Triadic

  1. #bdb978
  2. #78bdb9
  3. #b978bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb978
  2. #7cbd78
  3. #787cbd
  4. #b978bd

Square

  1. #bdb978
  2. #78bd97
  3. #787cbd
  4. #bd789f

Monochromatic

  1. #696633
  2. #9c984c
  3. #bdb978
  4. #d6d4ab
  5. #efeedf

Shades

#bdb978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb978
  2. #aaa76c
  3. #979460
  4. #848254
  5. #716f48
  6. #5f5d3c
  7. #4c4a30
  8. #393824
  9. #262518
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb978
  2. #c4c086
  3. #cac793
  4. #d1cea1
  5. #d7d5ae
  6. #dedcbc
  7. #e5e3c9
  8. #ebead7
  9. #f2f1e4
  10. #f8f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb978
  2. #b7b379
  3. #b1ae7a
  4. #aba87a
  5. #a5a27b
  6. #9f9d7c
  7. #98977d
  8. #92917e
  9. #8c8b7e
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b473 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b87b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b675 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b87a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb978 {
  color: #bdb978;
}
Background
.bg-bdb978 {
  background-color: #bdb978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb978 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 185 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb978, #9fbd78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 185 120 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.29 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.55 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.42 #424687 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bdb978  rgb(189, 185, 120)  hsl(57, 34%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#787cbd  rgb(120, 124, 189)  hsl(237, 34%, 61%)  Glaucous
#78bdb9  rgb(120, 189, 185)  hsl(177, 34%, 61%)  Verdigris
#b978bd  rgb(185, 120, 189)  hsl(297, 34%, 61%)  Sky Magenta