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#BBBB22

#bbbb22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbb22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.4622

Complementary

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #2222bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #226ebb
  3. #6e22bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6e22
  2. #bbbb22
  3. #6ebb22

Triadic

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #22bbbb
  3. #bb22bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #22bb22
  3. #2222bb
  4. #bb22bb

Square

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #22bb6e
  3. #2222bb
  4. #bb226e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3a0a
  2. #7a7a16
  3. #bbbb22
  4. #dede4b
  5. #eaea8c

Shades

#bbbb22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #a8a81f
  3. #96961b
  4. #838318
  5. #707014
  6. #5e5e11
  7. #4b4b0e
  8. #38380a
  9. #252507
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #c2c238
  3. #c9c94e
  4. #cfcf64
  5. #d6d67a
  6. #dddd91
  7. #e4e4a7
  8. #ebebbd
  9. #f1f1d3
  10. #f8f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb22
  2. #b5b52b
  3. #afaf35
  4. #a9a93e
  5. #a3a348
  6. #9e9e51
  7. #98985a
  8. #929264
  9. #8c8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb731 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9aea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b603 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb22 {
  color: #bbbb22;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb22 {
  background-color: #bbbb22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb22 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb22, #6ebb22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.88 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.57 #4444dd Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbb22  rgb(187, 187, 34)  hsl(60, 69%, 43%)  Old Gold
#2222bb  rgb(34, 34, 187)  hsl(240, 69%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#22bbbb  rgb(34, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 69%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb22bb  rgb(187, 34, 187)  hsl(300, 69%, 43%)  Purpureus