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#BBAB10

#bbab10 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbab10 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 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 91.44% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 54.39°, with 84.24% saturation and 39.8% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3973

Complementary

  1. #bbab10
  2. #1020bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbab10
  2. #1075bb
  3. #5610bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5610
  2. #bbab10
  3. #75bb10

Triadic

  1. #bbab10
  2. #10bbab
  3. #ab10bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbab10
  2. #20bb10
  3. #1020bb
  4. #ab10bb

Square

  1. #bbab10
  2. #10bb56
  3. #1020bb
  4. #bb1075

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2a04
  2. #756b0a
  3. #bbab10
  4. #eddb2b
  5. #f3e771

Shades

#bbab10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbab10
  2. #a89a0e
  3. #96890d
  4. #83780b
  5. #70670a
  6. #5e5608
  7. #4b4406
  8. #383305
  9. #252203
  10. #131102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbab10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbab10
  2. #c2b328
  3. #c9bc40
  4. #cfc458
  5. #d6cd70
  6. #ddd588
  7. #e4dd9f
  8. #ebe6b7
  9. #f1eecf
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbab10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbab10
  2. #b5a71b
  3. #afa226
  4. #a99e32
  5. #a39a3d
  6. #9e9648
  7. #989153
  8. #928d5e
  9. #8c896a
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1aa87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beac1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a374 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbab10 {
  color: #bbab10;
}
Background
.bg-bbab10 {
  background-color: #bbab10;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbab10 {
  border: 2px solid #bbab10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbab10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 171 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbab10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbab10, #75bb10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbab10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 171 16 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.78 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.11 #4454ef Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbab10  rgb(187, 171, 16)  hsl(54, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#1020bb  rgb(16, 32, 187)  hsl(234, 84%, 40%)  Zaffre
#10bbab  rgb(16, 187, 171)  hsl(174, 84%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#ab10bb  rgb(171, 16, 187)  hsl(294, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid