#bd9b06

Color #bd9b06

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9b06

RGB

rgb(189, 155, 6)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 93.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 96.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18%, 96.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.18, 0.58, 68.05)

LCH

lch(65.18, 68.05, 89.51)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.1423, 92.94)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 2.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0628bd

Analogous

#bd4006

#bd9b06

#83bd06

Triadic

#bd9b06

#06bd9b

#9b06bd

Split-complementary

#bd9b06

#0683bd

#4006bd

Tetradic

#bd9b06

#28bd06

#0628bd

#9b06bd

Square

#bd9b06

#06bd40

#0628bd

#bd0683

Shades

Color #bd9b06 mixed toward black.

#9d8105

#7e6704

#5e4d03

#3f3402

#1f1a01

Tints

Color #bd9b06 mixed toward white.

#f0c508

#f8d433

#fadf66

#fcea99

#fdf4cc

Tones

Color #bd9b06 mixed toward gray.

#ae9115

#9e8824

#8f7e34

#807543

#716b52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf50 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b459 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#bb6a6e · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9b06;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9b06]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#bd9b06 (#bd9b06) is rgb(189, 155, 6) in RGB.

No, #bd9b06 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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