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#BBC424

#bbc424 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc424 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.63% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 63.38°, with 68.97% saturation and 45.49% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 7.12.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5017

Complementary

  1. #bbc424
  2. #2d24c4

Split complementary

  1. #bbc424
  2. #246bc4
  3. #7d24c4

Analogous

  1. #c47d24
  2. #bbc424
  3. #6bc424

Triadic

  1. #bbc424
  2. #24bbc4
  3. #c424bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc424
  2. #24c42d
  3. #2d24c4
  4. #c424bb

Square

  1. #bbc424
  2. #24c47d
  3. #2d24c4
  4. #c4246b

Monochromatic

  1. #40430c
  2. #7d8318
  3. #bbc424
  4. #d8e055
  5. #e7ec95

Shades

#bbc424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc424
  2. #a8b020
  3. #969d1d
  4. #838919
  5. #707616
  6. #5e6212
  7. #4b4e0e
  8. #383b0b
  9. #252707
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc424
  2. #c2ca3a
  3. #c9d050
  4. #cfd666
  5. #d6dc7c
  6. #dde292
  7. #e4e7a7
  8. #ebedbd
  9. #f1f3d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc424
  2. #b5bd2d
  3. #afb636
  4. #a9b040
  5. #a3a949
  6. #9ea252
  7. #989b5b
  8. #929464
  9. #8c8e6e
  10. #868777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbf97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabe04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bd87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc424 {
  color: #bbc424;
}
Background
.bg-bbc424 {
  background-color: #bbc424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc424 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 196 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 69% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc424, #6bc424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 196 36 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.12 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.42 #443bdb Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc424  rgb(187, 196, 36)  hsl(63, 69%, 45%)  Pear
#2d24c4  rgb(45, 36, 196)  hsl(243, 69%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#24bbc4  rgb(36, 187, 196)  hsl(183, 69%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#c424bb  rgb(196, 36, 187)  hsl(303, 69%, 45%)  Purpureus