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#BBBB07

#bbbb07 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb07 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 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.26% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 92.78% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.4612

Complementary

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #0707bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #0761bb
  3. #6107bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6107
  2. #bbbb07
  3. #61bb07

Triadic

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #07bbbb
  3. #bb07bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #07bb07
  3. #0707bb
  4. #bb07bb

Square

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #07bb61
  3. #0707bb
  4. #bb0761

Monochromatic

  1. #282801
  2. #717104
  3. #bbbb07
  4. #f6f618
  5. #f9f962

Shades

#bbbb07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #a8a806
  3. #969606
  4. #838305
  5. #707004
  6. #5e5e04
  7. #4b4b03
  8. #383802
  9. #252501
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #c2c220
  3. #c9c939
  4. #cfcf51
  5. #d6d66a
  6. #dddd83
  7. #e4e49c
  8. #ebebb5
  9. #f1f1cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb07
  2. #b5b513
  3. #afaf1f
  4. #a9a92b
  5. #a3a337
  6. #9e9e44
  7. #989850
  8. #92925c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  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 #cdb724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb07 {
  color: #bbbb07;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb07 {
  background-color: #bbbb07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb07 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 93% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb07, #61bb07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 7 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.89 #4444f8 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb07  rgb(187, 187, 7)  hsl(60, 93%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0707bb  rgb(7, 7, 187)  hsl(240, 93%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#07bbbb  rgb(7, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 93%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb07bb  rgb(187, 7, 187)  hsl(300, 93%, 38%)  Dark Orchid