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#BBBF2F

#bbbf2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbbf2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 61.67°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 8.05.

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Relative luminance0.4803

Complementary

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #332fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #2f73bf
  3. #7b2fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf7b2f
  2. #bbbf2f
  3. #73bf2f

Triadic

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #2fbbbf
  3. #bf2fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #2fbf33
  3. #332fbf
  4. #bf2fbb

Square

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #2fbf7b
  3. #332fbf
  4. #bf2f73

Monochromatic

  1. #434411
  2. #7f8220
  3. #bbbf2f
  4. #d5d862
  5. #e5e8a0

Shades

#bbbf2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #a8ac2a
  3. #969926
  4. #838621
  5. #70731c
  6. #5e6018
  7. #4b4c13
  8. #38390e
  9. #252609
  10. #131305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbf2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #c2c544
  3. #c9cc59
  4. #cfd26d
  5. #d6d982
  6. #dddf97
  7. #e4e5ac
  8. #ebecc1
  9. #f1f2d5
  10. #f8f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbf2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbf2f
  2. #b5b937
  3. #afb23f
  4. #a9ac47
  5. #a3a64f
  6. #9ea058
  7. #989960
  8. #929368
  9. #8c8d70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bb95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb60a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ba1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bc37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbf2f {
  color: #bbbf2f;
}
Background
.bg-bbbf2f {
  background-color: #bbbf2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbf2f {
  border: 2px solid #bbbf2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbf2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbf2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbf2f, #73bf2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbf2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.57 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.61 #4440d0 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bbbf2f  rgb(187, 191, 47)  hsl(62, 61%, 47%)  Old Gold
#332fbf  rgb(51, 47, 191)  hsl(242, 61%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2fbbbf  rgb(47, 187, 191)  hsl(182, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf2fbb  rgb(191, 47, 187)  hsl(302, 61%, 47%)  Purpureus