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#BBD524

#bbd524 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd524 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, 83.53% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.1% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 68.81°, with 71.08% saturation and 48.82% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5828

Complementary

  1. #bbd524
  2. #3e24d5

Split complementary

  1. #bbd524
  2. #2463d5
  3. #9624d5

Analogous

  1. #d59624
  2. #bbd524
  3. #63d524

Triadic

  1. #bbd524
  2. #24bbd5
  3. #d524bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd524
  2. #24d53e
  3. #3e24d5
  4. #d524bb

Square

  1. #bbd524
  2. #24d596
  3. #3e24d5
  4. #d52463

Monochromatic

  1. #48520e
  2. #829419
  3. #bbd524
  4. #d1e461
  5. #e4efa3

Shades

#bbd524 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd524
  2. #a8c020
  3. #96aa1d
  4. #839519
  5. #708016
  6. #5e6b12
  7. #4b550e
  8. #38400b
  9. #252b07
  10. #131504
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd524 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd524
  2. #c2d93a
  3. #c9dd50
  4. #cfe266
  5. #d6e67c
  6. #ddea92
  7. #e4eea7
  8. #ebf2bd
  9. #f1f7d3
  10. #f8fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd524 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd524
  2. #b5cd2d
  3. #afc436
  4. #a9bc40
  5. #a3b349
  6. #9eab52
  7. #98a25b
  8. #929a64
  9. #8c916e
  10. #868977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ce31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ce92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd524 {
  color: #bbd524;
}
Background
.bg-bbd524 {
  background-color: #bbd524;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd524 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd524;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd524;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 213 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd524 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd524, #63d524);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd524 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 213 36 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.36 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.39 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 9.57 #442adb Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd524  rgb(187, 213, 36)  hsl(69, 71%, 49%)  Pear
#3e24d5  rgb(62, 36, 213)  hsl(249, 71%, 49%)  Blue
#24bbd5  rgb(36, 187, 213)  hsl(189, 71%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d524bb  rgb(213, 36, 187)  hsl(309, 71%, 49%)  Shocking Pink