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#BBBC06

#bbbc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbc06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60.33°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.63.

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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #0706bc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #0660bc
  3. #6206bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6206
  2. #bbbc06
  3. #60bc06

Triadic

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #06bbbc
  3. #bc06bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #06bc07
  3. #0706bc
  4. #bc06bb

Square

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #06bc62
  3. #0706bc
  4. #bc0660

Monochromatic

  1. #282801
  2. #717204
  3. #bbbc06
  4. #f6f817
  5. #f9fa61

Shades

#bbbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #a8a905
  3. #969605
  4. #838404
  5. #707104
  6. #5e5e03
  7. #4b4b02
  8. #383802
  9. #252601
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #c2c31f
  3. #c9c938
  4. #cfd051
  5. #d6d76a
  6. #ddde83
  7. #e4e49b
  8. #ebebb4
  9. #f1f2cd
  10. #f8f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbc06
  2. #b5b612
  3. #afb01e
  4. #a9aa2b
  5. #a3a437
  6. #9e9e43
  7. #98984f
  8. #92925b
  9. #8c8c68
  10. #868674
  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 #ceb824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9afa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b91b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbc06 {
  color: #bbbc06;
}
Background
.bg-bbbc06 {
  background-color: #bbbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbc06, #60bc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.96 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.66 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.99 #4443f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbc06  rgb(187, 188, 6)  hsl(60, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0706bc  rgb(7, 6, 188)  hsl(240, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bbbc  rgb(6, 187, 188)  hsl(180, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06bb  rgb(188, 6, 187)  hsl(300, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid