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#BBB70B

#bbb70b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbb70b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 71.76% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.64°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.4446

Complementary

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #0b0fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #0b67bb
  3. #5f0bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb5f0b
  2. #bbb70b
  3. #67bb0b

Triadic

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #0bbbb7
  3. #b70bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #0fbb0b
  3. #0b0fbb
  4. #b70bbb

Square

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #0bbb5f
  3. #0b0fbb
  4. #bb0b67

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2a02
  2. #737007
  3. #bbb70b
  4. #f2ed21
  5. #f6f369

Shades

#bbb70b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #a8a50a
  3. #969209
  4. #838008
  5. #706e07
  6. #5e5c06
  7. #4b4904
  8. #383703
  9. #252502
  10. #131201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb70b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #c2be23
  3. #c9c53c
  4. #cfcd54
  5. #d6d46d
  6. #dddb85
  7. #e4e29d
  8. #ebe9b6
  9. #f1f1ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb70b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb70b
  2. #b5b217
  3. #afac22
  4. #a9a72e
  5. #a3a13a
  6. #9e9c46
  7. #989651
  8. #92915d
  9. #8c8b69
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9aa9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4af7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb70b {
  color: #bbb70b;
}
Background
.bg-bbb70b {
  background-color: #bbb70b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb70b {
  border: 2px solid #bbb70b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb70b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 183 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb70b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb70b, #67bb0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb70b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 183 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.08 #4448f4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb70b  rgb(187, 183, 11)  hsl(59, 89%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0b0fbb  rgb(11, 15, 187)  hsl(239, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0bbbb7  rgb(11, 187, 183)  hsl(179, 89%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#b70bbb  rgb(183, 11, 187)  hsl(299, 89%, 39%)  Dark Orchid