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#BBAD06

#bbad06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbad06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 67.84% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.49% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 55.36°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4047

Complementary

  1. #bbad06
  2. #0614bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbad06
  2. #066ebb
  3. #5206bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5206
  2. #bbad06
  3. #6ebb06

Triadic

  1. #bbad06
  2. #06bbad
  3. #ad06bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbad06
  2. #14bb06
  3. #0614bb
  4. #ad06bb

Square

  1. #bbad06
  2. #06bb52
  3. #0614bb
  4. #bb066e

Monochromatic

  1. #272401
  2. #716804
  3. #bbad06
  4. #f8e616
  5. #faee60

Shades

#bbad06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbad06
  2. #a89c05
  3. #968a05
  4. #837904
  5. #706804
  6. #5e5703
  7. #4b4502
  8. #383402
  9. #252301
  10. #131101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbad06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbad06
  2. #c2b51f
  3. #c9bd38
  4. #cfc651
  5. #d6ce6a
  6. #ddd683
  7. #e4de9b
  8. #ebe6b4
  9. #f1efcd
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbad06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbad06
  2. #b5a912
  3. #afa41e
  4. #a9a02b
  5. #a39b37
  6. #9e9743
  7. #98924f
  8. #928e5b
  9. #8c8968
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1ac87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfad18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a574 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbad06 {
  color: #bbad06;
}
Background
.bg-bbad06 {
  background-color: #bbad06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbad06 {
  border: 2px solid #bbad06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbad06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 173 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbad06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbad06, #6ebb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbad06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 173 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.24 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.13 #4452f9 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbad06  rgb(187, 173, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0614bb  rgb(6, 20, 187)  hsl(235, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bbad  rgb(6, 187, 173)  hsl(175, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#ad06bb  rgb(173, 6, 187)  hsl(295, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid