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#BBBB0B

#bbbb0b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb0b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4613

Complementary

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #0b0bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #0b63bb
  3. #630bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb630b
  2. #bbbb0b
  3. #63bb0b

Triadic

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #0bbbbb
  3. #bb0bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #0bbb0b
  3. #0b0bbb
  4. #bb0bbb

Square

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #0bbb63
  3. #0b0bbb
  4. #bb0b63

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2a02
  2. #737307
  3. #bbbb0b
  4. #f2f221
  5. #f6f669

Shades

#bbbb0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #a8a80a
  3. #969609
  4. #838308
  5. #707007
  6. #5e5e06
  7. #4b4b04
  8. #383803
  9. #252502
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #c2c223
  3. #c9c93c
  4. #cfcf54
  5. #d6d66d
  6. #dddd85
  7. #e4e49d
  8. #ebebb6
  9. #f1f1ce
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb0b
  2. #b5b517
  3. #afaf22
  4. #a9a92e
  5. #a3a33a
  6. #9e9e46
  7. #989851
  8. #92925d
  9. #8c8c69
  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-bbbb0b {
  color: #bbbb0b;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb0b {
  background-color: #bbbb0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb0b {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb0b, #63bb0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.80 #4444f4 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb0b  rgb(187, 187, 11)  hsl(60, 89%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0b0bbb  rgb(11, 11, 187)  hsl(240, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0bbbbb  rgb(11, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 89%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb0bbb  rgb(187, 11, 187)  hsl(300, 89%, 39%)  Dark Orchid