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#BBD742

#bbd742 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd742 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, 84.31% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.3% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 71.28°, with 65.07% saturation and 55.1% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #bbd742
  2. #5e42d7

Split complementary

  1. #bbd742
  2. #4270d7
  3. #a942d7

Analogous

  1. #d7a942
  2. #bbd742
  3. #70d742

Triadic

  1. #bbd742
  2. #42bbd7
  3. #d742bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd742
  2. #42d75e
  3. #5e42d7
  4. #d742bb

Square

  1. #bbd742
  2. #42d7a9
  3. #5e42d7
  4. #d74270

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6a16
  2. #90a924
  3. #bbd742
  4. #d2e481
  5. #e8f2c0

Shades

#bbd742 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd742
  2. #a8c23b
  3. #96ac35
  4. #83972e
  5. #708128
  6. #5e6c21
  7. #4b561a
  8. #384114
  9. #252b0d
  10. #131607
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd742 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd742
  2. #c2db55
  3. #c9df68
  4. #cfe37b
  5. #d6e78e
  6. #ddeba1
  7. #e4efb3
  8. #ebf3c6
  9. #f1f7d9
  10. #f8fbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd742 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd742
  2. #b5ce48
  3. #afc64e
  4. #a9bd55
  5. #a3b45b
  6. #9eac61
  7. #98a367
  8. #929a6d
  9. #8c9174
  10. #86897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6ccba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d035 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1d098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd742 {
  color: #bbd742;
}
Background
.bg-bbd742 {
  background-color: #bbd742;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd742 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd742;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd742;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 215 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 65% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd742 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd742, #70d742);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd742 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 215 66 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 2.13 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.53 #4428bd Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbd742  rgb(187, 215, 66)  hsl(71, 65%, 55%)  June Bud
#5e42d7  rgb(94, 66, 215)  hsl(251, 65%, 55%)  Iris
#42bbd7  rgb(66, 187, 215)  hsl(191, 65%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d742bb  rgb(215, 66, 187)  hsl(311, 65%, 55%)  Shocking Pink