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#BABA08

#baba08 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#baba08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 72.94% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.7% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.36.

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Relative luminance0.4557

Complementary

  1. #baba08
  2. #0808ba

Split complementary

  1. #baba08
  2. #0861ba
  3. #6108ba

Analogous

  1. #ba6108
  2. #baba08
  3. #61ba08

Triadic

  1. #baba08
  2. #08baba
  3. #ba08ba

Tetradic

  1. #baba08
  2. #08ba08
  3. #0808ba
  4. #ba08ba

Square

  1. #baba08
  2. #08ba61
  3. #0808ba
  4. #ba0861

Monochromatic

  1. #272702
  2. #717105
  3. #baba08
  4. #f5f519
  5. #f8f863

Shades

#baba08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baba08
  2. #a7a707
  3. #959506
  4. #828206
  5. #707005
  6. #5d5d04
  7. #4a4a03
  8. #383802
  9. #252502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#baba08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baba08
  2. #c1c121
  3. #c8c839
  4. #cfcf52
  5. #d6d66b
  6. #dddd84
  7. #e3e39c
  8. #eaeab5
  9. #f1f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baba08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baba08
  2. #b4b414
  3. #aeae20
  4. #a9a92c
  5. #a3a338
  6. #9d9d44
  7. #979750
  8. #91915c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b68f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8ad9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b81c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b27d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baba08 {
  color: #baba08;
}
Background
.bg-baba08 {
  background-color: #baba08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baba08 {
  border: 2px solid #baba08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baba08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 186 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baba08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baba08, #61ba08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baba08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 186 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.81 #4545f7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#baba08  rgb(186, 186, 8)  hsl(60, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0808ba  rgb(8, 8, 186)  hsl(240, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#08baba  rgb(8, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#ba08ba  rgb(186, 8, 186)  hsl(300, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid