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#BB9B09

#bb9b09 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb9b09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60.78% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 49.21°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 6.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3403

Complementary

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #0929bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #0982bb
  3. #4209bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4209
  2. #bb9b09
  3. #82bb09

Triadic

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #09bb9b
  3. #9b09bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #29bb09
  3. #0929bb
  4. #9b09bb

Square

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #09bb42
  3. #0929bb
  4. #bb0982

Monochromatic

  1. #292202
  2. #725e05
  3. #bb9b09
  4. #f4cd1c
  5. #f8dd65

Shades

#bb9b09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #a88c08
  3. #967c07
  4. #836d06
  5. #705d05
  6. #5e4e05
  7. #4b3e04
  8. #382f03
  9. #251f02
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9b09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #c2a522
  3. #c9af3a
  4. #cfb953
  5. #d6c36b
  6. #ddcd84
  7. #e4d79d
  8. #ebe1b5
  9. #f1ebce
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9b09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9b09
  2. #b59815
  3. #af9621
  4. #a9932d
  5. #a39039
  6. #9e8e45
  7. #988b50
  8. #92885c
  9. #8c8568
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a21b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9b09 {
  color: #bb9b09;
}
Background
.bg-bb9b09 {
  background-color: #bb9b09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9b09 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9b09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9b09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 155 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9b09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9b09, #82bb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9b09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 155 9 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.44 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.43 #4464f6 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#bb9b09  rgb(187, 155, 9)  hsl(49, 91%, 38%)  Metallic Gold
#0929bb  rgb(9, 41, 187)  hsl(229, 91%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#09bb9b  rgb(9, 187, 155)  hsl(169, 91%, 38%)  Mint
#9b09bb  rgb(155, 9, 187)  hsl(289, 91%, 38%)  Dark Violet