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#BBC024

#bbc024 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc024 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.25% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.92°, with 68.42% saturation and 44.71% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 8.17.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4839

Complementary

  1. #bbc024
  2. #2924c0

Split complementary

  1. #bbc024
  2. #246dc0
  3. #7724c0

Analogous

  1. #c07724
  2. #bbc024
  3. #6dc024

Triadic

  1. #bbc024
  2. #24bbc0
  3. #c024bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc024
  2. #24c029
  3. #2924c0
  4. #c024bb

Square

  1. #bbc024
  2. #24c077
  3. #2924c0
  4. #c0246d

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3f0c
  2. #7c8018
  3. #bbc024
  4. #dadf52
  5. #e8eb92

Shades

#bbc024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc024
  2. #a8ad20
  3. #969a1d
  4. #838619
  5. #707316
  6. #5e6012
  7. #4b4d0e
  8. #383a0b
  9. #252607
  10. #131304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc024
  2. #c2c63a
  3. #c9cd50
  4. #cfd366
  5. #d6d97c
  6. #dde092
  7. #e4e6a7
  8. #ebecbd
  9. #f1f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc024
  2. #b5ba2d
  3. #afb336
  4. #a9ad40
  5. #a3a649
  6. #9ea052
  7. #989a5b
  8. #929364
  9. #8c8d6e
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bb06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bd2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc024 {
  color: #bbc024;
}
Background
.bg-bbc024 {
  background-color: #bbc024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc024 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 192 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc024, #6dc024);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 192 36 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.16 #443fdb Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc024  rgb(187, 192, 36)  hsl(62, 68%, 45%)  Pear
#2924c0  rgb(41, 36, 192)  hsl(242, 68%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#24bbc0  rgb(36, 187, 192)  hsl(182, 68%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#c024bb  rgb(192, 36, 187)  hsl(302, 68%, 45%)  Purpureus