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#BBCD15

#bbcd15 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbcd15 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, 80.39% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 65.87°, with 81.42% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5428

Complementary

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #2715cd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #155fcd
  3. #8315cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8315
  2. #bbcd15
  3. #5fcd15

Triadic

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #15bbcd
  3. #cd15bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #15cd27
  3. #2715cd
  4. #cd15bb

Square

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #15cd83
  3. #2715cd
  4. #cd155f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4207
  2. #7c880e
  3. #bbcd15
  4. #dbec43
  5. #e8f388

Shades

#bbcd15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #a8b913
  3. #96a411
  4. #83900f
  5. #707b0d
  6. #5e670b
  7. #4b5208
  8. #383e06
  9. #252904
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcd15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #c2d22c
  3. #c9d744
  4. #cfdc5b
  5. #d6e173
  6. #dde68a
  7. #e4eba1
  8. #ebf0b9
  9. #f1f5d0
  10. #f8fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcd15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcd15
  2. #b5c520
  3. #afbe2a
  4. #a9b635
  5. #a3ae40
  6. #9ea74b
  7. #989f55
  8. #929760
  9. #8c8f6b
  10. #868875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc726 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcd15 {
  color: #bbcd15;
}
Background
.bg-bbcd15 {
  background-color: #bbcd15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcd15 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcd15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcd15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcd15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcd15, #5fcd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcd15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 21 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.55 #4432ea Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcd15  rgb(187, 205, 21)  hsl(66, 81%, 44%)  Pear
#2715cd  rgb(39, 21, 205)  hsl(246, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#15bbcd  rgb(21, 187, 205)  hsl(186, 81%, 44%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd15bb  rgb(205, 21, 187)  hsl(306, 81%, 44%)  Medium Orchid