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#BBBC2E

#bbbc2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbc2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60.42°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.4673

Complementary

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #2f2ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #2e74bc
  3. #762ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc762e
  2. #bbbc2e
  3. #74bc2e

Triadic

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #2ebbbc
  3. #bc2ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #2ebc2f
  3. #2f2ebc
  4. #bc2ebb

Square

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #2ebc76
  3. #2f2ebc
  4. #bc2e74

Monochromatic

  1. #414110
  2. #7e7f1f
  3. #bbbc2e
  4. #d7d85f
  5. #e6e79c

Shades

#bbbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #a8a929
  3. #969625
  4. #838420
  5. #70711c
  6. #5e5e17
  7. #4b4b12
  8. #38380e
  9. #252609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #c2c343
  3. #c9c958
  4. #cfd06d
  5. #d6d782
  6. #ddde97
  7. #e4e4ab
  8. #ebebc0
  9. #f1f2d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbc2e
  2. #b5b636
  3. #afb03e
  4. #a9aa47
  5. #a3a44f
  6. #9e9e57
  7. #98985f
  8. #929267
  9. #8c8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb409 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb83a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b71d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ba36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbc2e {
  color: #bbbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-bbbc2e {
  background-color: #bbbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #bbbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbc2e, #74bc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.18 #4443d1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbc2e  rgb(187, 188, 46)  hsl(60, 61%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2f2ebc  rgb(47, 46, 188)  hsl(240, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2ebbbc  rgb(46, 187, 188)  hsl(180, 61%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc2ebb  rgb(188, 46, 187)  hsl(300, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus