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#BBCF17

#bbcf17 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbcf17 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, 81.18% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 66.52°, with 80% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5525

Complementary

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #2b17cf

Split complementary

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #175fcf
  3. #8717cf

Analogous

  1. #cf8717
  2. #bbcf17
  3. #5fcf17

Triadic

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #17bbcf
  3. #cf17bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #17cf2b
  3. #2b17cf
  4. #cf17bb

Square

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #17cf87
  3. #2b17cf
  4. #cf175f

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4508
  2. #7d8a0f
  3. #bbcf17
  4. #d9eb48
  5. #e7f28d

Shades

#bbcf17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #a8ba15
  3. #96a612
  4. #839110
  5. #707c0e
  6. #5e680c
  7. #4b5309
  8. #383e07
  9. #252905
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcf17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #c2d42e
  3. #c9d945
  4. #cfdd5d
  5. #d6e274
  6. #dde78b
  7. #e4eca2
  8. #ebf1b9
  9. #f1f5d1
  10. #f8fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcf17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcf17
  2. #b5c722
  3. #afbf2c
  4. #a9b737
  5. #a3af41
  6. #9ea84c
  7. #98a056
  8. #929861
  9. #8c906b
  10. #868876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c99d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcf17 {
  color: #bbcf17;
}
Background
.bg-bbcf17 {
  background-color: #bbcf17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcf17 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcf17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcf17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcf17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcf17, #5fcf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcf17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 23 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.02 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.89 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.61 #4430e8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcf17  rgb(187, 207, 23)  hsl(67, 80%, 45%)  Pear
#2b17cf  rgb(43, 23, 207)  hsl(247, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17bbcf  rgb(23, 187, 207)  hsl(187, 80%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf17bb  rgb(207, 23, 187)  hsl(307, 80%, 45%)  Medium Orchid