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#BBBB02

#bbbb02 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb02 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.93% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 97.88% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.4611

Complementary

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #0202bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #025fbb
  3. #5f02bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5f02
  2. #bbbb02
  3. #5fbb02

Triadic

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #02bbbb
  3. #bb02bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #02bb02
  3. #0202bb
  4. #bb02bb

Square

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #02bb5f
  3. #0202bb
  4. #bb025f

Monochromatic

  1. #242400
  2. #6f6f01
  3. #bbbb02
  4. #fcfc0d
  5. #fdfd59

Shades

#bbbb02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #a8a802
  3. #969602
  4. #838301
  5. #707001
  6. #5e5e01
  7. #4b4b01
  8. #383801
  9. #252500
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #c2c21b
  3. #c9c935
  4. #cfcf4e
  5. #d6d667
  6. #dddd81
  7. #e4e49a
  8. #ebebb3
  9. #f1f1cc
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb02
  2. #b5b50f
  3. #afaf1b
  4. #a9a928
  5. #a3a334
  6. #9e9e41
  7. #98984e
  8. #92925a
  9. #8c8c67
  10. #868673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb722 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb02 {
  color: #bbbb02;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb02 {
  background-color: #bbbb02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb02 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb02, #5fbb02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 2 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.96 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.58 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.00 #4444fd Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb02  rgb(187, 187, 2)  hsl(60, 98%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0202bb  rgb(2, 2, 187)  hsl(240, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#02bbbb  rgb(2, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 98%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb02bb  rgb(187, 2, 187)  hsl(300, 98%, 37%)  Dark Orchid