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#BBC021

#bbc021 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.89°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 8.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4837

Complementary

  1. #bbc021
  2. #2621c0

Split complementary

  1. #bbc021
  2. #216bc0
  3. #7621c0

Analogous

  1. #c07621
  2. #bbc021
  3. #6bc021

Triadic

  1. #bbc021
  2. #21bbc0
  3. #c021bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc021
  2. #21c026
  3. #2621c0
  4. #c021bb

Square

  1. #bbc021
  2. #21c076
  3. #2621c0
  4. #c0216b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3d0b
  2. #7b7f16
  3. #bbc021
  4. #dce04d
  5. #e9ec8e

Shades

#bbc021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc021
  2. #a8ad1e
  3. #969a1a
  4. #838617
  5. #707314
  6. #5e6011
  7. #4b4d0d
  8. #383a0a
  9. #252607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc021
  2. #c2c637
  3. #c9cd4d
  4. #cfd364
  5. #d6d97a
  6. #dde090
  7. #e4e6a6
  8. #ebecbc
  9. #f1f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc021
  2. #b5ba2b
  3. #afb334
  4. #a9ad3e
  5. #a3a647
  6. #9ea051
  7. #989a5a
  8. #929364
  9. #8c8d6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc021 {
  color: #bbc021;
}
Background
.bg-bbc021 {
  background-color: #bbc021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc021 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc021, #6bc021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.23 #443fde Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc021  rgb(187, 192, 33)  hsl(62, 71%, 44%)  Pear
#2621c0  rgb(38, 33, 192)  hsl(242, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21bbc0  rgb(33, 187, 192)  hsl(182, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#c021bb  rgb(192, 33, 187)  hsl(302, 71%, 44%)  Purpureus