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#BBAF16

#bbaf16 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbaf16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 68.63% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4128

Complementary

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #1622bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #1674bb
  3. #5d16bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5d16
  2. #bbaf16
  3. #74bb16

Triadic

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #16bbaf
  3. #af16bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #22bb16
  3. #1622bb
  4. #af16bb

Square

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #16bb5d
  3. #1622bb
  4. #bb1674

Monochromatic

  1. #322f06
  2. #776f0e
  3. #bbaf16
  4. #e7da36
  5. #efe77b

Shades

#bbaf16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #a89e14
  3. #968c12
  4. #837b0f
  5. #70690d
  6. #5e580b
  7. #4b4609
  8. #383507
  9. #252304
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaf16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #c2b72d
  3. #c9bf45
  4. #cfc75c
  5. #d6cf73
  6. #ddd78b
  7. #e4dfa2
  8. #ebe7b9
  9. #f1efd0
  10. #f8f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaf16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaf16
  2. #b5aa21
  3. #afa62b
  4. #a9a136
  5. #a39c40
  6. #9e984b
  7. #989356
  8. #928e60
  9. #8c896b
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0af21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a777 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaf16 {
  color: #bbaf16;
}
Background
.bg-bbaf16 {
  background-color: #bbaf16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaf16 {
  border: 2px solid #bbaf16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaf16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaf16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaf16, #74bb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaf16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.33 #4450e9 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbaf16  rgb(187, 175, 22)  hsl(56, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#1622bb  rgb(22, 34, 187)  hsl(236, 79%, 41%)  Zaffre
#16bbaf  rgb(22, 187, 175)  hsl(176, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#af16bb  rgb(175, 22, 187)  hsl(296, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid