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#BBD417

#bbd417 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd417 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, 83.14% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.15% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 67.94°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.5771

Complementary

  1. #bbd417
  2. #3017d4

Split complementary

  1. #bbd417
  2. #175cd4
  3. #8f17d4

Analogous

  1. #d48f17
  2. #bbd417
  3. #5cd417

Triadic

  1. #bbd417
  2. #17bbd4
  3. #d417bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd417
  2. #17d430
  3. #3017d4
  4. #d417bb

Square

  1. #bbd417
  2. #17d48f
  3. #3017d4
  4. #d4175c

Monochromatic

  1. #414a08
  2. #7e8f10
  3. #bbd417
  4. #d6ec4c
  5. #e6f391

Shades

#bbd417 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd417
  2. #a8bf15
  3. #96aa12
  4. #839410
  5. #707f0e
  6. #5e6a0c
  7. #4b5509
  8. #384007
  9. #252a05
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd417 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd417
  2. #c2d82e
  3. #c9dd45
  4. #cfe15d
  5. #d6e574
  6. #ddea8b
  7. #e4eea2
  8. #ebf2b9
  9. #f1f6d1
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd417 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd417
  2. #b5cc22
  3. #afc32c
  4. #a9bb37
  5. #a3b241
  6. #9eaa4c
  7. #98a256
  8. #929961
  9. #8c916b
  10. #868876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cda0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cd29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2cd90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd417 {
  color: #bbd417;
}
Background
.bg-bbd417 {
  background-color: #bbd417;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd417 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd417;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd417;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 212 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd417 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd417, #5cd417);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd417 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 212 23 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.06 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.40 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.53 #442be8 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd417  rgb(187, 212, 23)  hsl(68, 80%, 46%)  Pear
#3017d4  rgb(48, 23, 212)  hsl(248, 80%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#17bbd4  rgb(23, 187, 212)  hsl(188, 80%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#d417bb  rgb(212, 23, 187)  hsl(308, 80%, 46%)  Shocking Pink