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#BBBB09

#bbbb09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.37.

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Relative luminance0.4613

Complementary

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #0909bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #0962bb
  3. #6209bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6209
  2. #bbbb09
  3. #62bb09

Triadic

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #09bbbb
  3. #bb09bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #09bb09
  3. #0909bb
  4. #bb09bb

Square

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #09bb62
  3. #0909bb
  4. #bb0962

Monochromatic

  1. #292902
  2. #727205
  3. #bbbb09
  4. #f4f41c
  5. #f8f865

Shades

#bbbb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #a8a808
  3. #969607
  4. #838306
  5. #707005
  6. #5e5e05
  7. #4b4b04
  8. #383803
  9. #252502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #c2c222
  3. #c9c93a
  4. #cfcf53
  5. #d6d66b
  6. #dddd84
  7. #e4e49d
  8. #ebebb5
  9. #f1f1ce
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb09
  2. #b5b515
  3. #afaf21
  4. #a9a92d
  5. #a3a339
  6. #9e9e45
  7. #989850
  8. #92925c
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 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 #cdb725 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b91d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb09 {
  color: #bbbb09;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb09 {
  background-color: #bbbb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb09 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb09, #62bb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.01 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.46 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.84 #4444f6 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb09  rgb(187, 187, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0909bb  rgb(9, 9, 187)  hsl(240, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#09bbbb  rgb(9, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb09bb  rgb(187, 9, 187)  hsl(300, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid