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#BBD021

#bbd021 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd021 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, 81.57% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.13% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 67.2°, with 72.61% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5579

Complementary

  1. #bbd021
  2. #3621d0

Split complementary

  1. #bbd021
  2. #2163d0
  3. #8d21d0

Analogous

  1. #d08d21
  2. #bbd021
  3. #63d021

Triadic

  1. #bbd021
  2. #21bbd0
  3. #d021bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd021
  2. #21d036
  3. #3621d0
  4. #d021bb

Square

  1. #bbd021
  2. #21d08d
  3. #3621d0
  4. #d02163

Monochromatic

  1. #444c0c
  2. #808e17
  3. #bbd021
  4. #d4e559
  5. #e5ef9b

Shades

#bbd021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd021
  2. #a8bb1e
  3. #96a61a
  4. #839217
  5. #707d14
  6. #5e6811
  7. #4b530d
  8. #383e0a
  9. #252a07
  10. #131503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd021
  2. #c2d537
  3. #c9d94d
  4. #cfde64
  5. #d6e37a
  6. #dde890
  7. #e4eca6
  8. #ebf1bc
  9. #f1f6d3
  10. #f8fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd021
  2. #b5c82b
  3. #afc034
  4. #a9b83e
  5. #a3b047
  6. #9ea851
  7. #98a05a
  8. #929864
  9. #8c906d
  10. #868877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ca2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd021 {
  color: #bbd021;
}
Background
.bg-bbd021 {
  background-color: #bbd021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd021 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 208 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd021, #63d021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 208 33 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.11 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.66 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.65 #442fde Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd021  rgb(187, 208, 33)  hsl(67, 73%, 47%)  Pear
#3621d0  rgb(54, 33, 208)  hsl(247, 73%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#21bbd0  rgb(33, 187, 208)  hsl(187, 73%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#d021bb  rgb(208, 33, 187)  hsl(307, 73%, 47%)  Medium Orchid