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#BBD70D

#bbd70d ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbd70d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 84.31% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.95% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 68.32°, with 88.6% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5919

Complementary

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #290dd7

Split complementary

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #0d56d7
  3. #8e0dd7

Analogous

  1. #d78e0d
  2. #bbd70d
  3. #56d70d

Triadic

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #0dbbd7
  3. #d70dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #0dd729
  3. #290dd7
  4. #d70dbb

Square

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #0dd78e
  3. #290dd7
  4. #d70d56

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4704
  2. #7c8f09
  3. #bbd70d
  4. #daf33d
  5. #e8f885

Shades

#bbd70d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #a8c20c
  3. #96ac0a
  4. #839709
  5. #708108
  6. #5e6c07
  7. #4b5605
  8. #384104
  9. #252b03
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd70d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #c2db25
  3. #c9df3d
  4. #cfe356
  5. #d6e76e
  6. #ddeb86
  7. #e4ef9e
  8. #ebf3b6
  9. #f1f7cf
  10. #f8fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd70d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd70d
  2. #b5ce19
  3. #afc624
  4. #a9bd30
  5. #a3b43b
  6. #9eac47
  7. #98a352
  8. #929a5e
  9. #8c9169
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cfa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d024 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd70d {
  color: #bbd70d;
}
Background
.bg-bbd70d {
  background-color: #bbd70d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd70d {
  border: 2px solid #bbd70d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd70d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 215 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd70d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd70d, #56d70d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd70d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 215 13 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.66 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.75 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.94 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.12 #4428f2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd70d  rgb(187, 215, 13)  hsl(68, 89%, 45%)  Pear
#290dd7  rgb(41, 13, 215)  hsl(248, 89%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0dbbd7  rgb(13, 187, 215)  hsl(188, 89%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#d70dbb  rgb(215, 13, 187)  hsl(308, 89%, 45%)  Shocking Pink