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#BBCD08

#bbcd08 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbcd08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 65.48°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.06.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5424

Complementary

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #1a08cd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #0858cd
  3. #7c08cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7c08
  2. #bbcd08
  3. #58cd08

Triadic

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #08bbcd
  3. #cd08bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #08cd1a
  3. #1a08cd
  4. #cd08bb

Square

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #08cd7c
  3. #1a08cd
  4. #cd0858

Monochromatic

  1. #353a02
  2. #788305
  3. #bbcd08
  4. #e4f72b
  5. #edfa74

Shades

#bbcd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #a8b907
  3. #96a406
  4. #839006
  5. #707b05
  6. #5e6704
  7. #4b5203
  8. #383e02
  9. #252902
  10. #131501
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #c2d221
  3. #c9d739
  4. #cfdc52
  5. #d6e16b
  6. #dde684
  7. #e4eb9c
  8. #ebf0b5
  9. #f1f5ce
  10. #f8fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcd08
  2. #b5c514
  3. #afbe20
  4. #a9b62c
  5. #a3ae38
  6. #9ea744
  7. #989f50
  8. #92975c
  9. #8c8f68
  10. #868874
  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 #dbc42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c68a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcd08 {
  color: #bbcd08;
}
Background
.bg-bbcd08 {
  background-color: #bbcd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcd08 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcd08, #58cd08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 8 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.33 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.51 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.01 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.47 #4432f7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcd08  rgb(187, 205, 8)  hsl(65, 92%, 42%)  Pear
#1a08cd  rgb(26, 8, 205)  hsl(245, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#08bbcd  rgb(8, 187, 205)  hsl(185, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd08bb  rgb(205, 8, 187)  hsl(305, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid