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#BBB30A

#bbb30a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb30a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 70.2% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.28% magenta, 94.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 57.29°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4283

Complementary

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #0a12bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #0a6bbb
  3. #5b0abb

Analogous

  1. #bb5b0a
  2. #bbb30a
  3. #6bbb0a

Triadic

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #0abbb3
  3. #b30abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #12bb0a
  3. #0a12bb
  4. #b30abb

Square

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #0abb5b
  3. #0a12bb
  4. #bb0a6b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2802
  2. #726e06
  3. #bbb30a
  4. #f3e91f
  5. #f7f067

Shades

#bbb30a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #a8a109
  3. #968f08
  4. #837d07
  5. #706b06
  6. #5e5a05
  7. #4b4804
  8. #383603
  9. #252402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb30a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #c2bb23
  3. #c9c23b
  4. #cfca54
  5. #d6d16c
  6. #ddd985
  7. #e4e19d
  8. #ebe8b6
  9. #f1f0ce
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb30a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb30a
  2. #b5ae16
  3. #afa922
  4. #a9a42d
  5. #a39f39
  6. #9e9a45
  7. #989451
  8. #928f5d
  9. #8c8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b18b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b21b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb30a {
  color: #bbb30a;
}
Background
.bg-bbb30a {
  background-color: #bbb30a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb30a {
  border: 2px solid #bbb30a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb30a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 179 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb30a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb30a, #6bbb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb30a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 179 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.87 #444cf5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb30a  rgb(187, 179, 10)  hsl(57, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a12bb  rgb(10, 18, 187)  hsl(237, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abbb3  rgb(10, 187, 179)  hsl(177, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b30abb  rgb(179, 10, 187)  hsl(297, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid