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#BBBC02

#bbbc02 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbc02 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.73% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60.32°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #0302bc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #025ebc
  3. #6002bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6002
  2. #bbbc02
  3. #5ebc02

Triadic

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #02bbbc
  3. #bc02bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #02bc03
  3. #0302bc
  4. #bc02bb

Square

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #02bc60
  3. #0302bc
  4. #bc025e

Monochromatic

  1. #242500
  2. #707001
  3. #bbbc02
  4. #fbfc0e
  5. #fcfd5a

Shades

#bbbc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #a8a902
  3. #969602
  4. #838401
  5. #707101
  6. #5e5e01
  7. #4b4b01
  8. #383801
  9. #252600
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #c2c31b
  3. #c9c935
  4. #cfd04e
  5. #d6d767
  6. #ddde81
  7. #e4e49a
  8. #ebebb3
  9. #f1f2cc
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbc02
  2. #b5b60f
  3. #afb01b
  4. #a9aa28
  5. #a3a434
  6. #9e9e41
  7. #98984e
  8. #92925a
  9. #8c8c67
  10. #868673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9afa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbc02 {
  color: #bbbc02;
}
Background
.bg-bbbc02 {
  background-color: #bbbc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbc02 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbc02, #5ebc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 2 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.08 #4443fd Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbc02  rgb(187, 188, 2)  hsl(60, 98%, 37%)  Old Gold
#0302bc  rgb(3, 2, 188)  hsl(240, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#02bbbc  rgb(2, 187, 188)  hsl(180, 98%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc02bb  rgb(188, 2, 187)  hsl(300, 98%, 37%)  Dark Orchid