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#BBB614

#bbb614 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb614 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 71.37% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.67% magenta, 89.3% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.2°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4407

Complementary

  1. #bbb614
  2. #1419bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb614
  2. #146dbb
  3. #6214bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6214
  2. #bbb614
  3. #6dbb14

Triadic

  1. #bbb614
  2. #14bbb6
  3. #b614bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb614
  2. #19bb14
  3. #1419bb
  4. #b614bb

Square

  1. #bbb614
  2. #14bb62
  3. #1419bb
  4. #bb146d

Monochromatic

  1. #312f05
  2. #76730d
  3. #bbb614
  4. #e9e432
  5. #f1ed77

Shades

#bbb614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb614
  2. #a8a412
  3. #969210
  4. #837f0e
  5. #706d0c
  6. #5e5b0a
  7. #4b4908
  8. #383706
  9. #252404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb614
  2. #c2bd2c
  3. #c9c543
  4. #cfcc5b
  5. #d6d372
  6. #dddb8a
  7. #e4e2a1
  8. #ebe9b9
  9. #f1f0d0
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb614
  2. #b5b11f
  3. #afab2a
  4. #a9a634
  5. #a3a03f
  6. #9e9b4a
  7. #989655
  8. #929060
  9. #8c8b6a
  10. #868575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb614 {
  color: #bbb614;
}
Background
.bg-bbb614 {
  background-color: #bbb614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb614 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 182 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb614, #6dbb14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 182 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.15 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.19 #4449eb Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb614  rgb(187, 182, 20)  hsl(58, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#1419bb  rgb(20, 25, 187)  hsl(238, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#14bbb6  rgb(20, 187, 182)  hsl(178, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#b614bb  rgb(182, 20, 187)  hsl(298, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid