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#BBC966

#bbc966 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbc966 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.82% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.25% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 68.48°, with 47.83% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.533

Complementary

  1. #bbc966
  2. #7466c9

Split complementary

  1. #bbc966
  2. #668ac9
  3. #a566c9

Analogous

  1. #c9a566
  2. #bbc966
  3. #8ac966

Triadic

  1. #bbc966
  2. #66bbc9
  3. #c966bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc966
  2. #66c974
  3. #7466c9
  4. #c966bb

Square

  1. #bbc966
  2. #66c9a5
  3. #7466c9
  4. #c9668a

Monochromatic

  1. #656f27
  2. #98a73b
  3. #bbc966
  4. #d4dd9f
  5. #edf1d7

Shades

#bbc966 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc966
  2. #a8b55c
  3. #96a152
  4. #838d47
  5. #70793d
  6. #5e6533
  7. #4b5029
  8. #383c1f
  9. #252814
  10. #13140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc966 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc966
  2. #c2ce75
  3. #c9d485
  4. #cfd994
  5. #d6dfa3
  6. #dde4b3
  7. #e4e9c2
  8. #ebefd1
  9. #f1f4e0
  10. #f8faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc966 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc966
  2. #b5c269
  3. #afba6b
  4. #a9b36e
  5. #a3ac70
  6. #9ea573
  7. #989d76
  8. #929678
  9. #8c8f7b
  10. #86877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c05d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc461 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac569 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc966 {
  color: #bbc966;
}
Background
.bg-bbc966 {
  background-color: #bbc966;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc966 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc966;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc966;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 201 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 48% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc966 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc966, #8ac966);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc966 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 201 102 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.86 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.16 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.54 #443699 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbc966  rgb(187, 201, 102)  hsl(68, 48%, 59%)  June Bud
#7466c9  rgb(116, 102, 201)  hsl(248, 48%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#66bbc9  rgb(102, 187, 201)  hsl(188, 48%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#c966bb  rgb(201, 102, 187)  hsl(308, 48%, 59%)  Sky Magenta