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#BDBE21

#bdbe21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 60.38°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.47.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4776

Complementary

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #2221be

Split complementary

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #216fbe
  3. #7121be

Analogous

  1. #be7121
  2. #bdbe21
  3. #6fbe21

Triadic

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #21bdbe
  3. #be21bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #21be22
  3. #2221be
  4. #be21bd

Square

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #21be71
  3. #2221be
  4. #be216f

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3c0a
  2. #7c7d16
  3. #bdbe21
  4. #dfe04c
  5. #ebeb8d

Shades

#bdbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #aaab1e
  3. #97981a
  4. #848517
  5. #717214
  6. #5f5f11
  7. #4c4c0d
  8. #39390a
  9. #262607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #c4c537
  3. #cacb4d
  4. #d1d264
  5. #d7d87a
  6. #dedf90
  7. #e5e5a6
  8. #ebecbc
  9. #f2f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbe21
  2. #b7b82b
  3. #b1b234
  4. #abab3e
  5. #a5a547
  6. #9f9f51
  7. #98995a
  8. #929364
  9. #8c8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bb2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbe21 {
  color: #bdbe21;
}
Background
.bg-bdbe21 {
  background-color: #bdbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbe21, #6fbe21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.22 #4241de Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bdbe21  rgb(189, 190, 33)  hsl(60, 70%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2221be  rgb(34, 33, 190)  hsl(240, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21bdbe  rgb(33, 189, 190)  hsl(180, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#be21bd  rgb(190, 33, 189)  hsl(300, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus