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#BEBB1C

#bebb1c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bebb1c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.33% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 58.89°, with 74.31% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.4657

Complementary

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #1c1fbe

Split complementary

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #1c70be
  3. #6a1cbe

Analogous

  1. #be6a1c
  2. #bebb1c
  3. #70be1c

Triadic

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #1cbebb
  3. #bb1cbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #1fbe1c
  3. #1c1fbe
  4. #bb1cbe

Square

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #1cbe6a
  3. #1c1fbe
  4. #be1c70

Monochromatic

  1. #393808
  2. #7b7912
  3. #bebb1c
  4. #e3e043
  5. #edeb86

Shades

#bebb1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #aba819
  3. #989616
  4. #858314
  5. #727011
  6. #5f5e0e
  7. #4c4b0b
  8. #393808
  9. #262506
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebb1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #c5c233
  3. #cbc949
  4. #d2cf60
  5. #d8d677
  6. #dfdd8e
  7. #e5e4a4
  8. #ecebbb
  9. #f2f1d2
  10. #f9f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebb1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebb1c
  2. #b8b526
  3. #b2af30
  4. #aba93a
  5. #a5a344
  6. #9f9e4e
  7. #999858
  8. #939262
  9. #8c8c6c
  10. #868676
  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 #b9b891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb82d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccaea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebb1c {
  color: #bebb1c;
}
Background
.bg-bebb1c {
  background-color: #bebb1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebb1c {
  border: 2px solid #bebb1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebb1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 187 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebb1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebb1c, #70be1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebb1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 187 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.55 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.66 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.71 #4144e3 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bebb1c  rgb(190, 187, 28)  hsl(59, 74%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1c1fbe  rgb(28, 31, 190)  hsl(239, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#1cbebb  rgb(28, 190, 187)  hsl(179, 74%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb1cbe  rgb(187, 28, 190)  hsl(299, 74%, 43%)  Dark Orchid