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#BBC41B

#bbc41b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc41b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.86% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.22% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 63.2°, with 75.78% saturation and 43.73% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 7.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5012

Complementary

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #241bc4

Split complementary

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #1b66c4
  3. #791bc4

Analogous

  1. #c4791b
  2. #bbc41b
  3. #66c41b

Triadic

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #1bbbc4
  3. #c41bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #1bc424
  3. #241bc4
  4. #c41bbb

Square

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #1bc479
  3. #241bc4
  4. #c41b66

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3e08
  2. #7b8112
  3. #bbc41b
  4. #dde646
  5. #e9ef89

Shades

#bbc41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #a8b018
  3. #969d16
  4. #838913
  5. #707610
  6. #5e620e
  7. #4b4e0b
  8. #383b08
  9. #252705
  10. #131403
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #c2ca32
  3. #c9d049
  4. #cfd65f
  5. #d6dc76
  6. #dde28d
  7. #e4e7a4
  8. #ebedbb
  9. #f1f3d1
  10. #f8f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc41b
  2. #b5bd25
  3. #afb62f
  4. #a9b039
  5. #a3a943
  6. #9ea24e
  7. #989b58
  8. #929462
  9. #8c8e6c
  10. #868776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabe00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bd86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc41b {
  color: #bbc41b;
}
Background
.bg-bbc41b {
  background-color: #bbc41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc41b {
  border: 2px solid #bbc41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 196 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 76% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc41b, #66c41b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 196 27 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.70 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.52 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.47 #443be4 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc41b  rgb(187, 196, 27)  hsl(63, 76%, 44%)  Pear
#241bc4  rgb(36, 27, 196)  hsl(243, 76%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#1bbbc4  rgb(27, 187, 196)  hsl(183, 76%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#c41bbb  rgb(196, 27, 187)  hsl(303, 76%, 44%)  Purpureus