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#BBC90B

#bbc90b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc90b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.82% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.53% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 64.42°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5236

Complementary

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #190bc9

Split complementary

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #0b5cc9
  3. #780bc9

Analogous

  1. #c9780b
  2. #bbc90b
  3. #5cc90b

Triadic

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #0bbbc9
  3. #c90bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #0bc919
  3. #190bc9
  4. #c90bbb

Square

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #0bc978
  3. #190bc9
  4. #c90b5c

Monochromatic

  1. #343803
  2. #788007
  3. #bbc90b
  4. #e5f42d
  5. #eef776

Shades

#bbc90b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #a8b50a
  3. #96a109
  4. #838d08
  5. #707907
  6. #5e6506
  7. #4b5004
  8. #383c03
  9. #252802
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc90b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #c2ce23
  3. #c9d43c
  4. #cfd954
  5. #d6df6d
  6. #dde485
  7. #e4e99d
  8. #ebefb6
  9. #f1f4ce
  10. #f8fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc90b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc90b
  2. #b5c217
  3. #afba22
  4. #a9b32e
  5. #a3ac3a
  6. #9ea546
  7. #989d51
  8. #92965d
  9. #8c8f69
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bcab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc420 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc90b {
  color: #bbc90b;
}
Background
.bg-bbc90b {
  background-color: #bbc90b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc90b {
  border: 2px solid #bbc90b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc90b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 201 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc90b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc90b, #5cc90b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc90b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 201 11 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.00 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.57 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.49 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.50 #4436f4 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc90b  rgb(187, 201, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#190bc9  rgb(25, 11, 201)  hsl(244, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0bbbc9  rgb(11, 187, 201)  hsl(184, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#c90bbb  rgb(201, 11, 187)  hsl(304, 90%, 42%)  Purpureus