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#BBD712

#bbd712 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbd712 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.63% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 68.53°, with 84.55% saturation and 45.69% 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 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.5921

Complementary

  1. #bbd712
  2. #2e12d7

Split complementary

  1. #bbd712
  2. #1259d7
  3. #9112d7

Analogous

  1. #d79112
  2. #bbd712
  3. #59d712

Triadic

  1. #bbd712
  2. #12bbd7
  3. #d712bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd712
  2. #12d72e
  3. #2e12d7
  4. #d712bb

Square

  1. #bbd712
  2. #12d791
  3. #2e12d7
  4. #d71259

Monochromatic

  1. #404a06
  2. #7e900c
  3. #bbd712
  4. #d7f046
  5. #e7f58d

Shades

#bbd712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd712
  2. #a8c210
  3. #96ac0e
  4. #83970d
  5. #70810b
  6. #5e6c09
  7. #4b5607
  8. #384105
  9. #252b04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd712
  2. #c2db2a
  3. #c9df41
  4. #cfe359
  5. #d6e771
  6. #ddeb89
  7. #e4efa0
  8. #ebf3b8
  9. #f1f7d0
  10. #f8fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd712
  2. #b5ce1d
  3. #afc628
  4. #a9bd33
  5. #a3b43e
  6. #9eac49
  7. #98a354
  8. #929a5f
  9. #8c916a
  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 #e3cb30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd712 {
  color: #bbd712;
}
Background
.bg-bbd712 {
  background-color: #bbd712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd712 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 215 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd712, #59d712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 215 18 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.02 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.56 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.76 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.97 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.16 #4428ed Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd712  rgb(187, 215, 18)  hsl(69, 85%, 46%)  Pear
#2e12d7  rgb(46, 18, 215)  hsl(249, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#12bbd7  rgb(18, 187, 215)  hsl(189, 85%, 46%)  Moonstone Blue
#d712bb  rgb(215, 18, 187)  hsl(309, 85%, 46%)  Shocking Pink