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#BBD61D

#bbd61d ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd61d 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, 83.92% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.45% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 68.76°, with 76.13% saturation and 47.65% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5875

Complementary

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #381dd6

Split complementary

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #1d5ed6
  3. #951dd6

Analogous

  1. #d6951d
  2. #bbd61d
  3. #5ed61d

Triadic

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #1dbbd6
  3. #d61dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #1dd638
  3. #381dd6
  4. #d61dbb

Square

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #1dd695
  3. #381dd6
  4. #d61d5e

Monochromatic

  1. #454f0b
  2. #809314
  3. #bbd61d
  4. #d3e857
  5. #e5f19b

Shades

#bbd61d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #a8c11a
  3. #96ab17
  4. #839614
  5. #708011
  6. #5e6b0f
  7. #4b560c
  8. #384009
  9. #252b06
  10. #131503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd61d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #c2da34
  3. #c9de4a
  4. #cfe261
  5. #d6e677
  6. #ddeb8e
  7. #e4efa5
  8. #ebf3bb
  9. #f1f7d2
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd61d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd61d
  2. #b5cd27
  3. #afc531
  4. #a9bc3b
  5. #a3b445
  6. #9eab4f
  7. #98a258
  8. #929a62
  9. #8c916c
  10. #868976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cfa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cf2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2cf92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd61d {
  color: #bbd61d;
}
Background
.bg-bbd61d {
  background-color: #bbd61d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd61d {
  border: 2px solid #bbd61d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd61d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 214 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd61d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd61d, #5ed61d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd61d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 214 29 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.43 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.47 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.06 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 9.27 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.46 #4429e2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd61d  rgb(187, 214, 29)  hsl(69, 76%, 48%)  Pear
#381dd6  rgb(56, 29, 214)  hsl(249, 76%, 48%)  Blue
#1dbbd6  rgb(29, 187, 214)  hsl(189, 76%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d61dbb  rgb(214, 29, 187)  hsl(309, 76%, 48%)  Shocking Pink