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#B9B60C

#b9b60c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9b60c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 71.37% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.62% magenta, 93.51% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 58.96°, with 87.82% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.438

Complementary

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #0c0fb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #0c66b9
  3. #600cb9

Analogous

  1. #b9600c
  2. #b9b60c
  3. #66b90c

Triadic

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #0cb9b6
  3. #b60cb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #0fb90c
  3. #0c0fb9
  4. #b60cb9

Square

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #0cb960
  3. #0c0fb9
  4. #b90c66

Monochromatic

  1. #292903
  2. #716f07
  3. #b9b60c
  4. #f1ed21
  5. #f5f369

Shades

#b9b60c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #a7a40b
  3. #94920a
  4. #827f08
  5. #6f6d07
  6. #5d5b06
  7. #4a4905
  8. #383704
  9. #252402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b60c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #c0bd24
  3. #c7c53d
  4. #cecc55
  5. #d5d36d
  6. #dcdb86
  7. #e3e29e
  8. #eae9b6
  9. #f1f0ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b60c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b60c
  2. #b3b118
  3. #aeab23
  4. #a8a62f
  5. #a2a03a
  6. #9d9b46
  7. #979652
  8. #91905d
  9. #8b8b69
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b38c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7a99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b60c {
  color: #b9b60c;
}
Background
.bg-b9b60c {
  background-color: #b9b60c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b60c {
  border: 2px solid #b9b60c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b60c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 182 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b60c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b60c, #66b90c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b60c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 182 12 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.68 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.74 #4649f3 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#b9b60c  rgb(185, 182, 12)  hsl(59, 88%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0c0fb9  rgb(12, 15, 185)  hsl(239, 88%, 39%)  Zaffre
#0cb9b6  rgb(12, 185, 182)  hsl(179, 88%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b60cb9  rgb(182, 12, 185)  hsl(299, 88%, 39%)  Dark Orchid