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#BBB50A

#bbb50a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb50a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 94.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 57.97°, 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4363

Complementary

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #0a10bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #0a68bb
  3. #5d0abb

Analogous

  1. #bb5d0a
  2. #bbb50a
  3. #68bb0a

Triadic

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #0abbb5
  3. #b50abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #10bb0a
  3. #0a10bb
  4. #b50abb

Square

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #0abb5d
  3. #0a10bb
  4. #bb0a68

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2802
  2. #726f06
  3. #bbb50a
  4. #f3ec1f
  5. #f7f267

Shades

#bbb50a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #a8a309
  3. #969108
  4. #837f07
  5. #706d06
  6. #5e5b05
  7. #4b4804
  8. #383603
  9. #252402
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb50a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #c2bc23
  3. #c9c43b
  4. #cfcb54
  5. #d6d36c
  6. #ddda85
  7. #e4e19d
  8. #ebe9b6
  9. #f1f0ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb50a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb50a
  2. #b5b016
  3. #afaa22
  4. #a9a52d
  5. #a3a039
  6. #9e9b45
  7. #989551
  8. #92905d
  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 #c3b41c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb50a {
  color: #bbb50a;
}
Background
.bg-bbb50a {
  background-color: #bbb50a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb50a {
  border: 2px solid #bbb50a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb50a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 181 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb50a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb50a, #68bb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb50a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 181 10 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.46 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.46 #444af5 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb50a  rgb(187, 181, 10)  hsl(58, 90%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0a10bb  rgb(10, 16, 187)  hsl(238, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0abbb5  rgb(10, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 90%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b50abb  rgb(181, 10, 187)  hsl(298, 90%, 39%)  Dark Orchid