Close to Old Gold
#BDB026
#BDB026 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 67% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDB026.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.23:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.40:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.23:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.40:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDB026 as they’d see it.
#BDB026 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDB026
What color is #BDB026?
#BDB026 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 69% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 67% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDB026 in RGB?
#BDB026 is rgb(189, 176, 38): 189 red, 176 green, and 38 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDB026 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 80, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDB026?
PANTONE 103 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDB026?
Its complement #B3A0FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.