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#BBCB22

#bbcb22 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbcb22 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, 79.61% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.25% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 65.68°, with 71.31% saturation and 46.47% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5339

Complementary

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #3222cb

Split complementary

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #2266cb
  3. #8622cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8622
  2. #bbcb22
  3. #66cb22

Triadic

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #22bbcb
  3. #cb22bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #22cb32
  3. #3222cb
  4. #cb22bb

Square

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #22cb86
  3. #3222cb
  4. #cb2266

Monochromatic

  1. #42480c
  2. #7f8917
  3. #bbcb22
  4. #d6e357
  5. #e6ee98

Shades

#bbcb22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #a8b71f
  3. #96a21b
  4. #838e18
  5. #707a14
  6. #5e6611
  7. #4b510e
  8. #383d0a
  9. #252907
  10. #131403
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcb22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #c2d038
  3. #c9d54e
  4. #cfdb64
  5. #d6e07a
  6. #dde591
  7. #e4eaa7
  8. #ebefbd
  9. #f1f5d3
  10. #f8fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcb22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcb22
  2. #b5c42b
  3. #afbc35
  4. #a9b53e
  5. #a3ad48
  6. #9ea651
  7. #989e5a
  8. #929764
  9. #8c8f6d
  10. #868877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc59b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec62e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcb22 {
  color: #bbcb22;
}
Background
.bg-bbcb22 {
  background-color: #bbcb22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcb22 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcb22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcb22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 203 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcb22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcb22, #66cb22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcb22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 203 34 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.92 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.24 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.23 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.69 #4434dd Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcb22  rgb(187, 203, 34)  hsl(66, 71%, 46%)  Pear
#3222cb  rgb(50, 34, 203)  hsl(246, 71%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#22bbcb  rgb(34, 187, 203)  hsl(186, 71%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#cb22bb  rgb(203, 34, 187)  hsl(306, 71%, 46%)  Medium Orchid