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#BBD808

#bbd808 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbd808 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, 84.71% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.3% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 68.37°, with 92.86% saturation and 43.92% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.5969

Complementary

  1. #bbd808
  2. #2508d8

Split complementary

  1. #bbd808
  2. #0853d8
  3. #8d08d8

Analogous

  1. #d88d08
  2. #bbd808
  3. #53d808

Triadic

  1. #bbd808
  2. #08bbd8
  3. #d808bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd808
  2. #08d825
  3. #2508d8
  4. #d808bb

Square

  1. #bbd808
  2. #08d88d
  3. #2508d8
  4. #d80853

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4403
  2. #7b8e05
  3. #bbd808
  4. #dcf835
  5. #e9fa7f

Shades

#bbd808 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd808
  2. #a8c207
  3. #96ad06
  4. #839706
  5. #708205
  6. #5e6c04
  7. #4b5603
  8. #384102
  9. #252b02
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd808 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd808
  2. #c2dc21
  3. #c9e039
  4. #cfe452
  5. #d6e86b
  6. #ddec84
  7. #e4ef9c
  8. #ebf3b5
  9. #f1f7ce
  10. #f8fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd808 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd808
  2. #b5cf14
  3. #afc620
  4. #a9be2c
  5. #a3b538
  6. #9eac44
  7. #98a350
  8. #929a5c
  9. #8c9268
  10. #868974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ccb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d123 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd808 {
  color: #bbd808;
}
Background
.bg-bbd808 {
  background-color: #bbd808;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd808 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd808;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd808;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 216 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 93% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd808 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd808, #53d808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd808 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 216 8 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.82 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.72 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.92 #4427f7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd808  rgb(187, 216, 8)  hsl(68, 93%, 44%)  Pear
#2508d8  rgb(37, 8, 216)  hsl(248, 93%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#08bbd8  rgb(8, 187, 216)  hsl(188, 93%, 44%)  Moonstone Blue
#d808bb  rgb(216, 8, 187)  hsl(308, 93%, 44%)  Shocking Pink