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#BBBD2E

#bbbd2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.66% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60.84°, with 60.85% saturation and 46.08% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.4716

Complementary

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #302ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #2e74bd
  3. #782ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd782e
  2. #bbbd2e
  3. #74bd2e

Triadic

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #2ebbbd
  3. #bd2ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #2ebd30
  3. #302ebd
  4. #bd2ebb

Square

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #2ebd78
  3. #302ebd
  4. #bd2e74

Monochromatic

  1. #414210
  2. #7e7f1f
  3. #bbbd2e
  4. #d6d85f
  5. #e6e79d

Shades

#bbbd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #a8aa29
  3. #969725
  4. #838420
  5. #70711c
  6. #5e5f17
  7. #4b4c12
  8. #38390e
  9. #252609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #c2c443
  3. #c9ca58
  4. #cfd16d
  5. #d6d782
  6. #ddde97
  7. #e4e5ab
  8. #ebebc0
  9. #f1f2d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbd2e
  2. #b5b736
  3. #afb13e
  4. #a9ab47
  5. #a3a54f
  6. #9e9f57
  7. #98985f
  8. #929267
  9. #8c8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb508 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b81d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ba36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbd2e {
  color: #bbbd2e;
}
Background
.bg-bbbd2e {
  background-color: #bbbd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbd2e {
  border: 2px solid #bbbd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbd2e, #74bd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.63 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.96 #4442d1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbd2e  rgb(187, 189, 46)  hsl(61, 61%, 46%)  Old Gold
#302ebd  rgb(48, 46, 189)  hsl(241, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2ebbbd  rgb(46, 187, 189)  hsl(181, 61%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd2ebb  rgb(189, 46, 187)  hsl(301, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus