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#BBBC22

#bbbc22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.73% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60.39°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4665

Complementary

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #2322bc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #226ebc
  3. #7022bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7022
  2. #bbbc22
  3. #6ebc22

Triadic

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #22bbbc
  3. #bc22bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #22bc23
  3. #2322bc
  4. #bc22bb

Square

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #22bc70
  3. #2322bc
  4. #bc226e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3a0b
  2. #7b7b16
  3. #bbbc22
  4. #dedf4c
  5. #eaea8d

Shades

#bbbc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #a8a91f
  3. #96961b
  4. #838418
  5. #707114
  6. #5e5e11
  7. #4b4b0e
  8. #38380a
  9. #252607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #c2c338
  3. #c9c94e
  4. #cfd064
  5. #d6d77a
  6. #ddde91
  7. #e4e4a7
  8. #ebebbd
  9. #f1f2d3
  10. #f8f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbc22
  2. #b5b62b
  3. #afb035
  4. #a9aa3e
  5. #a3a448
  6. #9e9e51
  7. #98985a
  8. #929264
  9. #8c8c6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b703 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbc22 {
  color: #bbbc22;
}
Background
.bg-bbbc22 {
  background-color: #bbbc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbc22 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbc22, #6ebc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.08 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.28 #4443dd Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbc22  rgb(187, 188, 34)  hsl(60, 69%, 44%)  Old Gold
#2322bc  rgb(35, 34, 188)  hsl(240, 69%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#22bbbc  rgb(34, 187, 188)  hsl(180, 69%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc22bb  rgb(188, 34, 187)  hsl(300, 69%, 44%)  Purpureus