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#BBD42E

#bbd42e ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.3% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 69.04°, with 65.87% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5785

Complementary

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #472ed4

Split complementary

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #2e68d4
  3. #9a2ed4

Analogous

  1. #d49a2e
  2. #bbd42e
  3. #68d42e

Triadic

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #2ebbd4
  3. #d42ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #2ed447
  3. #472ed4
  4. #d42ebb

Square

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #2ed49a
  3. #472ed4
  4. #d42e68

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5712
  2. #85971f
  3. #bbd42e
  4. #d0e16d
  5. #e4eead

Shades

#bbd42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #a8bf29
  3. #96aa25
  4. #839420
  5. #707f1c
  6. #5e6a17
  7. #4b5512
  8. #38400e
  9. #252a09
  10. #131505
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #c2d843
  3. #c9dd58
  4. #cfe16d
  5. #d6e582
  6. #ddea97
  7. #e4eeab
  8. #ebf2c0
  9. #f1f6d5
  10. #f8fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd42e
  2. #b5cc36
  3. #afc33e
  4. #a9bb47
  5. #a3b24f
  6. #9eaa57
  7. #98a25f
  8. #929967
  9. #8c9170
  10. #868878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cda1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4cd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2cd39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2cd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd42e {
  color: #bbd42e;
}
Background
.bg-bbd42e {
  background-color: #bbd42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd42e {
  border: 2px solid #bbd42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd42e, #68d42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.17 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.60 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.73 #442bd1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbd42e  rgb(187, 212, 46)  hsl(69, 66%, 51%)  June Bud
#472ed4  rgb(71, 46, 212)  hsl(249, 66%, 51%)  Han Purple
#2ebbd4  rgb(46, 187, 212)  hsl(189, 66%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#d42ebb  rgb(212, 46, 187)  hsl(309, 66%, 51%)  Shocking Pink