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#BBAB03

#bbab03 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbab03 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.06% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 98.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.397

Complementary

  1. #bbab03
  2. #0313bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbab03
  2. #036fbb
  3. #4f03bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4f03
  2. #bbab03
  3. #6fbb03

Triadic

  1. #bbab03
  2. #03bbab
  3. #ab03bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbab03
  2. #13bb03
  3. #0313bb
  4. #ab03bb

Square

  1. #bbab03
  2. #03bb4f
  3. #0313bb
  4. #bb036f

Monochromatic

  1. #242101
  2. #706602
  3. #bbab03
  4. #fbe70f
  5. #fcee5b

Shades

#bbab03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbab03
  2. #a89a03
  3. #968902
  4. #837802
  5. #706702
  6. #5e5602
  7. #4b4401
  8. #383301
  9. #252201
  10. #131100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbab03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbab03
  2. #c2b31c
  3. #c9bc35
  4. #cfc44f
  5. #d6cd68
  6. #ddd581
  7. #e4dd9a
  8. #ebe6b3
  9. #f1eecd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbab03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbab03
  2. #b5a710
  3. #afa21c
  4. #a99e29
  5. #a39a35
  6. #9e9642
  7. #98914e
  8. #928d5b
  9. #8c8967
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1aa86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfac16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbab03 {
  color: #bbab03;
}
Background
.bg-bbab03 {
  background-color: #bbab03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbab03 {
  border: 2px solid #bbab03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbab03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 171 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbab03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbab03, #6fbb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbab03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 171 3 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.04 #4454fc Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbab03  rgb(187, 171, 3)  hsl(55, 97%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0313bb  rgb(3, 19, 187)  hsl(235, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#03bbab  rgb(3, 187, 171)  hsl(175, 97%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#ab03bb  rgb(171, 3, 187)  hsl(295, 97%, 37%)  Dark Orchid