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#BBCD01

#bbcd01 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbcd01 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 65.29°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5423

Complementary

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #1301cd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #0155cd
  3. #7901cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7901
  2. #bbcd01
  3. #55cd01

Triadic

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #01bbcd
  3. #cd01bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #01cd13
  3. #1301cd
  4. #cd01bb

Square

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #01cd79
  3. #1301cd
  4. #cd0155

Monochromatic

  1. #303500
  2. #768101
  3. #bbcd01
  4. #eafe1d
  5. #f1fe69

Shades

#bbcd01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #a8b901
  3. #96a401
  4. #839001
  5. #707b01
  6. #5e6701
  7. #4b5200
  8. #383e00
  9. #252900
  10. #131500
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcd01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #c2d21a
  3. #c9d734
  4. #cfdc4d
  5. #d6e167
  6. #dde680
  7. #e4eb99
  8. #ebf0b3
  9. #f1f5cc
  10. #f8fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcd01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcd01
  2. #b5c50e
  3. #afbe1a
  4. #a9b627
  5. #a3ae34
  6. #9ea741
  7. #989f4d
  8. #92975a
  9. #8c8f67
  10. #868873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc71d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c68a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcd01 {
  color: #bbcd01;
}
Background
.bg-bbcd01 {
  background-color: #bbcd01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcd01 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcd01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcd01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcd01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcd01, #55cd01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcd01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 1 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.47 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.44 #4432fe Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcd01  rgb(187, 205, 1)  hsl(65, 99%, 40%)  Pear
#1301cd  rgb(19, 1, 205)  hsl(245, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#01bbcd  rgb(1, 187, 205)  hsl(185, 99%, 40%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd01bb  rgb(205, 1, 187)  hsl(305, 99%, 40%)  Medium Orchid