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#BBD542

#bbd542 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd542 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.01% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 70.61°, with 63.64% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5855

Complementary

  1. #bbd542
  2. #5c42d5

Split complementary

  1. #bbd542
  2. #4272d5
  3. #a642d5

Analogous

  1. #d5a642
  2. #bbd542
  3. #72d542

Triadic

  1. #bbd542
  2. #42bbd5
  3. #d542bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd542
  2. #42d55c
  3. #5c42d5
  4. #d542bb

Square

  1. #bbd542
  2. #42d5a6
  3. #5c42d5
  4. #d54272

Monochromatic

  1. #596717
  2. #8fa625
  3. #bbd542
  4. #d2e381
  5. #e8f1bf

Shades

#bbd542 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd542
  2. #a8c03b
  3. #96aa35
  4. #83952e
  5. #708028
  6. #5e6b21
  7. #4b551a
  8. #384014
  9. #252b0d
  10. #131507
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd542 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd542
  2. #c2d955
  3. #c9dd68
  4. #cfe27b
  5. #d6e68e
  6. #ddeaa1
  7. #e4eeb3
  8. #ebf2c6
  9. #f1f7d9
  10. #f8fbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd542 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd542
  2. #b5cd48
  3. #afc44e
  4. #a9bc55
  5. #a3b35b
  6. #9eab61
  7. #98a267
  8. #929a6d
  9. #8c9174
  10. #86897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c92a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6cab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ce35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ce49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ce97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd542 {
  color: #bbd542;
}
Background
.bg-bbd542 {
  background-color: #bbd542;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd542 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd542;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd542;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 213 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 64% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd542 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd542, #72d542);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd542 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 213 66 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 2.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.38 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.28 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.99 #442abd Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbd542  rgb(187, 213, 66)  hsl(71, 64%, 55%)  June Bud
#5c42d5  rgb(92, 66, 213)  hsl(251, 64%, 55%)  Iris
#42bbd5  rgb(66, 187, 213)  hsl(191, 64%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d542bb  rgb(213, 66, 187)  hsl(311, 64%, 55%)  Shocking Pink