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#BBD52A

#bbd52a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd52a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.28% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 69.12°, with 67.06% saturation and 50% 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 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #442ad5

Split complementary

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #2a66d5
  3. #992ad5

Analogous

  1. #d5992a
  2. #bbd52a
  3. #66d52a

Triadic

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #2abbd5
  3. #d52abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #2ad544
  3. #442ad5
  4. #d52abb

Square

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #2ad599
  3. #442ad5
  4. #d52a66

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5511
  2. #83951d
  3. #bbd52a
  4. #cfe26a
  5. #e4eeaa

Shades

#bbd52a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #a8c026
  3. #96aa22
  4. #83951d
  5. #708019
  6. #5e6b15
  7. #4b5511
  8. #38400d
  9. #252b08
  10. #131504
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd52a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #c2d93f
  3. #c9dd55
  4. #cfe26a
  5. #d6e67f
  6. #ddea95
  7. #e4eeaa
  8. #ebf2bf
  9. #f1f7d4
  10. #f8fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd52a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd52a
  2. #b5cd33
  3. #afc43b
  4. #a9bc44
  5. #a3b34c
  6. #9eab55
  7. #98a25e
  8. #929a66
  9. #8c916f
  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 #c3cea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ce0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ce36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd52a {
  color: #bbd52a;
}
Background
.bg-bbd52a {
  background-color: #bbd52a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd52a {
  border: 2px solid #bbd52a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd52a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 213 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd52a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd52a, #66d52a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd52a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 213 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.06 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.33 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.42 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 9.68 #442ad5 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd52a  rgb(187, 213, 42)  hsl(69, 67%, 50%)  Pear
#442ad5  rgb(68, 42, 213)  hsl(249, 67%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2abbd5  rgb(42, 187, 213)  hsl(189, 67%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d52abb  rgb(213, 42, 187)  hsl(309, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink