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#BBD173

#bbd173 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbd173 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 81.96% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.98% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 74.04°, with 50.54% saturation and 63.53% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.574

Complementary

  1. #bbd173
  2. #8973d1

Split complementary

  1. #bbd173
  2. #738cd1
  3. #b873d1

Analogous

  1. #d1b873
  2. #bbd173
  3. #8cd173

Triadic

  1. #bbd173
  2. #73bbd1
  3. #d173bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd173
  2. #73d189
  3. #8973d1
  4. #d173bb

Square

  1. #bbd173
  2. #73d1b8
  3. #8973d1
  4. #d1738c

Monochromatic

  1. #6c812a
  2. #9dba3d
  3. #bbd173
  4. #d7e4ad
  5. #f3f7e6

Shades

#bbd173 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd173
  2. #a8bc68
  3. #96a75c
  4. #839251
  5. #707d45
  6. #5e693a
  7. #4b542e
  8. #383f23
  9. #252a17
  10. #13150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd173 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd173
  2. #c2d681
  3. #c9da8f
  4. #cfdf9d
  5. #d6e3ab
  6. #dde8b9
  7. #e4edc7
  8. #ebf1d5
  9. #f1f6e3
  10. #f8faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd173 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd173
  2. #b5c974
  3. #afc176
  4. #a9b977
  5. #a3b178
  6. #9ea97a
  7. #98a07b
  8. #92987c
  9. #8c907d
  10. #86887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc86b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c878 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcb6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecc76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0cca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd173 {
  color: #bbd173;
}
Background
.bg-bbd173 {
  background-color: #bbd173;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd173 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd173;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd173;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 209 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 51% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd173 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd173, #8cd173);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd173 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 209 115 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.98 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.32 #442e8c Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbd173  rgb(187, 209, 115)  hsl(74, 51%, 64%)  June Bud
#8973d1  rgb(137, 115, 209)  hsl(254, 51%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#73bbd1  rgb(115, 187, 209)  hsl(194, 51%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#d173bb  rgb(209, 115, 187)  hsl(314, 51%, 64%)  Sky Magenta