ColorTool
Log in
#BBB91A

#bbb91a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bbb91a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 72.55% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.07% magenta, 86.1% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 59.25°, with 75.59% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4534

Complementary

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #1a1cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #1a6dbb
  3. #681abb

Analogous

  1. #bb681a
  2. #bbb91a
  3. #6dbb1a

Triadic

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #1abbb9
  3. #b91abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #1cbb1a
  3. #1a1cbb
  4. #b91abb

Square

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #1abb68
  3. #1a1cbb
  4. #bb1a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #353407
  2. #787711
  3. #bbb91a
  4. #e4e23d
  5. #edec81

Shades

#bbb91a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #a8a717
  3. #969415
  4. #838212
  5. #706f10
  6. #5e5d0d
  7. #4b4a0a
  8. #383808
  9. #252505
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb91a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #c2c031
  3. #c9c748
  4. #cfce5f
  5. #d6d576
  6. #dddc8d
  7. #e4e3a3
  8. #ebeaba
  9. #f1f1d1
  10. #f8f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb91a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb91a
  2. #b5b324
  3. #afae2e
  4. #a9a839
  5. #a3a243
  6. #9e9d4d
  7. #989757
  8. #929161
  9. #8c8b6c
  10. #868676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b68f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb62c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5b726 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bbb91a {
  color: #bbb91a;
}
Background
.bg-bbb91a {
  background-color: #bbb91a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb91a {
  border: 2px solid #bbb91a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb91a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 185 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb91a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb91a, #6dbb1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb91a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 185 26 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.60 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.92 #4446e5 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbb91a  rgb(187, 185, 26)  hsl(59, 76%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1a1cbb  rgb(26, 28, 187)  hsl(239, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#1abbb9  rgb(26, 187, 185)  hsl(179, 76%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b91abb  rgb(185, 26, 187)  hsl(299, 76%, 42%)  Dark Orchid