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#BBCE18

#bbce18 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbce18 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, 80.78% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.35% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 66.26°, with 79.13% saturation and 45.1% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.5477

Complementary

  1. #bbce18
  2. #2b18ce

Split complementary

  1. #bbce18
  2. #1860ce
  3. #8618ce

Analogous

  1. #ce8618
  2. #bbce18
  3. #60ce18

Triadic

  1. #bbce18
  2. #18bbce
  3. #ce18bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbce18
  2. #18ce2b
  3. #2b18ce
  4. #ce18bb

Square

  1. #bbce18
  2. #18ce86
  3. #2b18ce
  4. #ce1860

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4508
  2. #7d8910
  3. #bbce18
  4. #d9ea49
  5. #e7f28d

Shades

#bbce18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbce18
  2. #a8b916
  3. #96a513
  4. #839011
  5. #707c0e
  6. #5e670c
  7. #4b520a
  8. #383e07
  9. #252905
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbce18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbce18
  2. #c2d32f
  3. #c9d846
  4. #cfdd5d
  5. #d6e274
  6. #dde78c
  7. #e4eba3
  8. #ebf0ba
  9. #f1f5d1
  10. #f8fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbce18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbce18
  2. #b5c622
  3. #afbe2d
  4. #a9b737
  5. #a3af42
  6. #9ea74c
  7. #989f56
  8. #929761
  9. #8c906b
  10. #868876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c89c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbce18 {
  color: #bbce18;
}
Background
.bg-bbce18 {
  background-color: #bbce18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbce18 {
  border: 2px solid #bbce18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbce18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbce18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbce18, #60ce18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbce18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 24 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.77 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.10 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.58 #4431e7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbce18  rgb(187, 206, 24)  hsl(66, 79%, 45%)  Pear
#2b18ce  rgb(43, 24, 206)  hsl(246, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#18bbce  rgb(24, 187, 206)  hsl(186, 79%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#ce18bb  rgb(206, 24, 187)  hsl(306, 79%, 45%)  Medium Orchid