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#BBD81A

#bbd81a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd81a 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, 84.71% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.96% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 69.16°, with 78.51% saturation and 47.45% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5975

Complementary

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #371ad8

Split complementary

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #1a5cd8
  3. #961ad8

Analogous

  1. #d8961a
  2. #bbd81a
  3. #5cd81a

Triadic

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #1abbd8
  3. #d81abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #1ad837
  3. #371ad8
  4. #d81abb

Square

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #1ad896
  3. #371ad8
  4. #d81a5c

Monochromatic

  1. #454f0a
  2. #809412
  3. #bbd81a
  4. #d3ea54
  5. #e5f398

Shades

#bbd81a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #a8c217
  3. #96ad15
  4. #839712
  5. #708210
  6. #5e6c0d
  7. #4b560a
  8. #384108
  9. #252b05
  10. #131603
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd81a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #c2dc31
  3. #c9e048
  4. #cfe45f
  5. #d6e876
  6. #ddec8d
  7. #e4efa3
  8. #ebf3ba
  9. #f1f7d1
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd81a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd81a
  2. #b5cf24
  3. #afc62e
  4. #a9be39
  5. #a3b543
  6. #9eac4d
  7. #98a357
  8. #929a61
  9. #8c926c
  10. #868976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 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 #e3cc33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ccb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd81a {
  color: #bbd81a;
}
Background
.bg-bbd81a {
  background-color: #bbd81a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd81a {
  border: 2px solid #bbd81a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd81a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 216 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 79% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd81a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd81a, #5cd81a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd81a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 216 26 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.17 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.84 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.06 #4427e5 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd81a  rgb(187, 216, 26)  hsl(69, 79%, 47%)  Pear
#371ad8  rgb(55, 26, 216)  hsl(249, 79%, 47%)  Blue
#1abbd8  rgb(26, 187, 216)  hsl(189, 79%, 47%)  Moonstone Blue
#d81abb  rgb(216, 26, 187)  hsl(309, 79%, 47%)  Shocking Pink