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#BBBB10

#bbbb10 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb10 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 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.44% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 84.24% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.32.

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Relative luminance0.4614

Complementary

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #1010bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #1065bb
  3. #6510bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6510
  2. #bbbb10
  3. #65bb10

Triadic

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #10bbbb
  3. #bb10bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #10bb10
  3. #1010bb
  4. #bb10bb

Square

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #10bb65
  3. #1010bb
  4. #bb1065

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e04
  2. #75750a
  3. #bbbb10
  4. #eded2b
  5. #f3f371

Shades

#bbbb10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #a8a80e
  3. #96960d
  4. #83830b
  5. #70700a
  6. #5e5e08
  7. #4b4b06
  8. #383805
  9. #252503
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #c2c228
  3. #c9c940
  4. #cfcf58
  5. #d6d670
  6. #dddd88
  7. #e4e49f
  8. #ebebb7
  9. #f1f1cf
  10. #f8f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb10
  2. #b5b51b
  3. #afaf26
  4. #a9a932
  5. #a3a33d
  6. #9e9e48
  7. #989853
  8. #92925e
  9. #8c8c6a
  10. #868675
  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 #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9ae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb10 {
  color: #bbbb10;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb10 {
  background-color: #bbbb10;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb10 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb10, #65bb10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 16 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.06 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.66 #4444ef Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb10  rgb(187, 187, 16)  hsl(60, 84%, 40%)  Old Gold
#1010bb  rgb(16, 16, 187)  hsl(240, 84%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#10bbbb  rgb(16, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 84%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb10bb  rgb(187, 16, 187)  hsl(300, 84%, 40%)  Dark Orchid