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#BBB500

#bbb500 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb500 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 70.98% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 100% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.07°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4361

Complementary

  1. #bbb500
  2. #0006bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb500
  2. #0064bb
  3. #5700bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5700
  2. #bbb500
  3. #64bb00

Triadic

  1. #bbb500
  2. #00bbb5
  3. #b500bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb500
  2. #06bb00
  3. #0006bb
  4. #b500bb

Square

  1. #bbb500
  2. #00bb57
  3. #0006bb
  4. #bb0064

Monochromatic

  1. #222100
  2. #6f6b00
  3. #bbb500
  4. #fff709
  5. #fffa55

Shades

#bbb500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb500
  2. #a8a300
  3. #969100
  4. #837f00
  5. #706d00
  6. #5e5b00
  7. #4b4800
  8. #383600
  9. #252400
  10. #131200
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb500
  2. #c2bc1a
  3. #c9c433
  4. #cfcb4d
  5. #d6d366
  6. #ddda80
  7. #e4e199
  8. #ebe9b3
  9. #f1f0cc
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb500
  2. #b5b00d
  3. #afaa1a
  4. #a9a526
  5. #a3a033
  6. #9e9b40
  7. #98954d
  8. #92905a
  9. #8c8b66
  10. #868573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b28c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b31f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b417 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb500 {
  color: #bbb500;
}
Background
.bg-bbb500 {
  background-color: #bbb500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb500 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 181 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb500, #64bb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 181 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.53 #444aff Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb500  rgb(187, 181, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0006bb  rgb(0, 6, 187)  hsl(238, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#00bbb5  rgb(0, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 100%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#b500bb  rgb(181, 0, 187)  hsl(298, 100%, 37%)  Dark Orchid