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#BBB506

#bbb506 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb506 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.01°, 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.4363

Complementary

  1. #bbb506
  2. #060cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb506
  2. #0666bb
  3. #5a06bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5a06
  2. #bbb506
  3. #66bb06

Triadic

  1. #bbb506
  2. #06bbb5
  3. #b506bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb506
  2. #0cbb06
  3. #060cbb
  4. #b506bb

Square

  1. #bbb506
  2. #06bb5a
  3. #060cbb
  4. #bb0666

Monochromatic

  1. #272501
  2. #716d04
  3. #bbb506
  4. #f8f016
  5. #faf560

Shades

#bbb506 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb506
  2. #a8a305
  3. #969105
  4. #837f04
  5. #706d04
  6. #5e5b03
  7. #4b4802
  8. #383602
  9. #252401
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb506 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb506
  2. #c2bc1f
  3. #c9c438
  4. #cfcb51
  5. #d6d36a
  6. #ddda83
  7. #e4e19b
  8. #ebe9b4
  9. #f1f0cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb506 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb506
  2. #b5b012
  3. #afaa1e
  4. #a9a52b
  5. #a3a037
  6. #9e9b43
  7. #98954f
  8. #92905b
  9. #8c8b68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 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 #c8b322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b41a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb506 {
  color: #bbb506;
}
Background
.bg-bbb506 {
  background-color: #bbb506;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb506 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb506;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb506;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 181 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb506 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb506, #66bb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb506 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 181 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.11 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.55 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.49 #444af9 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb506  rgb(187, 181, 6)  hsl(58, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#060cbb  rgb(6, 12, 187)  hsl(238, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bbb5  rgb(6, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b506bb  rgb(181, 6, 187)  hsl(298, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid