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#BBD81D

#bbd81d ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd81d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.57% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 69.3°, with 76.33% saturation and 48.04% 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 3.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5977

Complementary

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #3a1dd8

Split complementary

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #1d5ed8
  3. #971dd8

Analogous

  1. #d8971d
  2. #bbd81d
  3. #5ed81d

Triadic

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #1dbbd8
  3. #d81dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #1dd83a
  3. #3a1dd8
  4. #d81dbb

Square

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #1dd897
  3. #3a1dd8
  4. #d81d5e

Monochromatic

  1. #46510b
  2. #819514
  3. #bbd81d
  4. #d2e959
  5. #e4f29c

Shades

#bbd81d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #a8c21a
  3. #96ad17
  4. #839714
  5. #708211
  6. #5e6c0f
  7. #4b560c
  8. #384109
  9. #252b06
  10. #131603
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd81d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #c2dc34
  3. #c9e04a
  4. #cfe461
  5. #d6e877
  6. #ddec8e
  7. #e4efa5
  8. #ebf3bb
  9. #f1f7d2
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd81d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd81d
  2. #b5cf27
  3. #afc631
  4. #a9be3b
  5. #a3b545
  6. #9eac4f
  7. #98a358
  8. #929a62
  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 #e3cc35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ccb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d12d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd81d {
  color: #bbd81d;
}
Background
.bg-bbd81d {
  background-color: #bbd81d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd81d {
  border: 2px solid #bbd81d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd81d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 216 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd81d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd81d, #5ed81d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd81d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 216 29 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.07 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.57 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.10 #4427e2 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd81d  rgb(187, 216, 29)  hsl(69, 76%, 48%)  Pear
#3a1dd8  rgb(58, 29, 216)  hsl(249, 76%, 48%)  Blue
#1dbbd8  rgb(29, 187, 216)  hsl(189, 76%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d81dbb  rgb(216, 29, 187)  hsl(309, 76%, 48%)  Shocking Pink