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#BBCA18

#bbca18 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbca18 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 79.22% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.12% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 65.06°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.5287

Complementary

  1. #bbca18
  2. #2718ca

Split complementary

  1. #bbca18
  2. #1862ca
  3. #8018ca

Analogous

  1. #ca8018
  2. #bbca18
  3. #62ca18

Triadic

  1. #bbca18
  2. #18bbca
  3. #ca18bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbca18
  2. #18ca27
  3. #2718ca
  4. #ca18bb

Square

  1. #bbca18
  2. #18ca80
  3. #2718ca
  4. #ca1862

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4108
  2. #7c8610
  3. #bbca18
  4. #dbe946
  5. #e8f18a

Shades

#bbca18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbca18
  2. #a8b616
  3. #96a213
  4. #838d11
  5. #70790e
  6. #5e650c
  7. #4b510a
  8. #383d07
  9. #252805
  10. #131402
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbca18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbca18
  2. #c2cf2f
  3. #c9d546
  4. #cfda5d
  5. #d6df74
  6. #dde58c
  7. #e4eaa3
  8. #ebefba
  9. #f1f4d1
  10. #f8fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbca18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbca18
  2. #b5c322
  3. #afbb2d
  4. #a9b437
  5. #a3ac42
  6. #9ea54c
  7. #989e56
  8. #929661
  9. #8c8f6b
  10. #868776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec49a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8beac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc527 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbca18 {
  color: #bbca18;
}
Background
.bg-bbca18 {
  background-color: #bbca18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbca18 {
  border: 2px solid #bbca18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbca18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 202 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbca18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbca18, #62ca18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbca18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 202 24 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.48 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.57 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.57 #4435e7 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbca18  rgb(187, 202, 24)  hsl(65, 79%, 44%)  Pear
#2718ca  rgb(39, 24, 202)  hsl(245, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#18bbca  rgb(24, 187, 202)  hsl(185, 79%, 44%)  Dark Turquoise
#ca18bb  rgb(202, 24, 187)  hsl(305, 79%, 44%)  Medium Orchid