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#B9B00A

#b9b00a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.86% magenta, 94.59% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 56.91°, with 89.74% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4139

Complementary

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #0a13b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #0a6bb9
  3. #580ab9

Analogous

  1. #b9580a
  2. #b9b00a
  3. #6bb90a

Triadic

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #0ab9b0
  3. #b00ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #13b90a
  3. #0a13b9
  4. #b00ab9

Square

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #0ab958
  3. #0a13b9
  4. #b90a6b

Monochromatic

  1. #282602
  2. #706b06
  3. #b9b00a
  4. #f3e81d
  5. #f7ef65

Shades

#b9b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #a79e09
  3. #948d08
  4. #827b07
  5. #6f6a06
  6. #5d5805
  7. #4a4604
  8. #383503
  9. #252302
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #c0b823
  3. #c7c03b
  4. #cec854
  5. #d5d06c
  6. #dcd885
  7. #e3df9d
  8. #eae7b6
  9. #f1efce
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b00a
  2. #b3ab16
  3. #aea622
  4. #a8a22d
  5. #a29d39
  6. #9d9845
  7. #979351
  8. #918e5d
  9. #8b8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0af1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b00a {
  color: #b9b00a;
}
Background
.bg-b9b00a {
  background-color: #b9b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b00a {
  border: 2px solid #b9b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b00a, #6bb90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.03 #464ff5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Old Gold
#b9b00a  rgb(185, 176, 10)  hsl(57, 90%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0a13b9  rgb(10, 19, 185)  hsl(237, 90%, 38%)  Zaffre
#0ab9b0  rgb(10, 185, 176)  hsl(177, 90%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b00ab9  rgb(176, 10, 185)  hsl(297, 90%, 38%)  Dark Orchid