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#BBB509

#bbb509 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb509 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 57.98°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.4363

Complementary

  1. #bbb509
  2. #090fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb509
  2. #0968bb
  3. #5c09bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5c09
  2. #bbb509
  3. #68bb09

Triadic

  1. #bbb509
  2. #09bbb5
  3. #b509bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb509
  2. #0fbb09
  3. #090fbb
  4. #b509bb

Square

  1. #bbb509
  2. #09bb5c
  3. #090fbb
  4. #bb0968

Monochromatic

  1. #292802
  2. #726e05
  3. #bbb509
  4. #f4ed1c
  5. #f8f365

Shades

#bbb509 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb509
  2. #a8a308
  3. #969107
  4. #837f06
  5. #706d05
  6. #5e5b05
  7. #4b4804
  8. #383603
  9. #252402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb509 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb509
  2. #c2bc22
  3. #c9c43a
  4. #cfcb53
  5. #d6d36b
  6. #ddda84
  7. #e4e19d
  8. #ebe9b5
  9. #f1f0ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb509 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb509
  2. #b5b015
  3. #afaa21
  4. #a9a52d
  5. #a3a039
  6. #9e9b45
  7. #989550
  8. #92905c
  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 #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b41b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb509 {
  color: #bbb509;
}
Background
.bg-bbb509 {
  background-color: #bbb509;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb509 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb509;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb509;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 181 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb509 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb509, #68bb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb509 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 181 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.55 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.47 #444af6 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb509  rgb(187, 181, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold
#090fbb  rgb(9, 15, 187)  hsl(238, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#09bbb5  rgb(9, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b509bb  rgb(181, 9, 187)  hsl(298, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid