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#BBC706

#bbc706 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbc706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.04% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.98% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 63.73°, with 94.15% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.5142

Complementary

  1. #bbc706
  2. #1206c7

Split complementary

  1. #bbc706
  2. #065bc7
  3. #7306c7

Analogous

  1. #c77306
  2. #bbc706
  3. #5bc706

Triadic

  1. #bbc706
  2. #06bbc7
  3. #c706bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc706
  2. #06c712
  3. #1206c7
  4. #c706bb

Square

  1. #bbc706
  2. #06c773
  3. #1206c7
  4. #c7065b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3202
  2. #757d04
  3. #bbc706
  4. #ebf821
  5. #f2fb6b

Shades

#bbc706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc706
  2. #a8b305
  3. #969f05
  4. #838b04
  5. #707704
  6. #5e6403
  7. #4b5002
  8. #383c02
  9. #252801
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc706
  2. #c2cd1f
  3. #c9d238
  4. #cfd851
  5. #d6dd6a
  6. #dde383
  7. #e4e99b
  8. #ebeeb4
  9. #f1f4cd
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc706
  2. #b5c012
  3. #afb91e
  4. #a9b22b
  5. #a3ab37
  6. #9ea443
  7. #989c4f
  8. #92955b
  9. #8c8e68
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8baa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccc21e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc706 {
  color: #bbc706;
}
Background
.bg-bbc706 {
  background-color: #bbc706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc706 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 199 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 94% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc706, #5bc706);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 199 6 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.62 #4438f9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc706  rgb(187, 199, 6)  hsl(64, 94%, 40%)  Pear
#1206c7  rgb(18, 6, 199)  hsl(244, 94%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#06bbc7  rgb(6, 187, 199)  hsl(184, 94%, 40%)  Dark Turquoise
#c706bb  rgb(199, 6, 187)  hsl(304, 94%, 40%)  Purpureus