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#BBBF2D

#bbbf2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbf2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.9% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.44% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 61.64°, with 61.86% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 8.06.

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Relative luminance0.4802

Complementary

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #312dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #2d72bf
  3. #7a2dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf7a2d
  2. #bbbf2d
  3. #72bf2d

Triadic

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #2dbbbf
  3. #bf2dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #2dbf31
  3. #312dbf
  4. #bf2dbb

Square

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #2dbf7a
  3. #312dbf
  4. #bf2d72

Monochromatic

  1. #424310
  2. #7e811e
  3. #bbbf2d
  4. #d6d95f
  5. #e6e89d

Shades

#bbbf2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #a8ac29
  3. #969924
  4. #838620
  5. #70731b
  6. #5e6017
  7. #4b4c12
  8. #38390e
  9. #252609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbf2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #c2c542
  3. #c9cc57
  4. #cfd26c
  5. #d6d981
  6. #dddf96
  7. #e4e5ab
  8. #ebecc0
  9. #f1f2d5
  10. #f8f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbf2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbf2d
  2. #b5b935
  3. #afb23e
  4. #a9ac46
  5. #a3a64e
  6. #9ea057
  7. #98995f
  8. #929367
  9. #8c8d6f
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bb95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb602 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ba1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bc35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbf2d {
  color: #bbbf2d;
}
Background
.bg-bbbf2d {
  background-color: #bbbf2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbf2d {
  border: 2px solid #bbbf2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbf2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbf2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbf2d, #72bf2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbf2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.63 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.63 #4440d2 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbf2d  rgb(187, 191, 45)  hsl(62, 62%, 46%)  Old Gold
#312dbf  rgb(49, 45, 191)  hsl(242, 62%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2dbbbf  rgb(45, 187, 191)  hsl(182, 62%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf2dbb  rgb(191, 45, 187)  hsl(302, 62%, 46%)  Purpureus