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#BBD91B

#bbd91b ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd91b 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, 85.1% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 69.47°, with 77.87% saturation and 47.84% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6027

Complementary

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #391bd9

Split complementary

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #1b5cd9
  3. #981bd9

Analogous

  1. #d9981b
  2. #bbd91b
  3. #5cd91b

Triadic

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #1bbbd9
  3. #d91bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #1bd939
  3. #391bd9
  4. #d91bbb

Square

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #1bd998
  3. #391bd9
  4. #d91b5c

Monochromatic

  1. #46510a
  2. #809513
  3. #bbd91b
  4. #d3ea56
  5. #e5f29a

Shades

#bbd91b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #a8c318
  3. #96ae16
  4. #839813
  5. #708210
  6. #5e6d0e
  7. #4b570b
  8. #384108
  9. #252b05
  10. #131603
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd91b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #c2dd32
  3. #c9e149
  4. #cfe45f
  5. #d6e876
  6. #ddec8d
  7. #e4f0a4
  8. #ebf4bb
  9. #f1f7d1
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd91b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd91b
  2. #b5d025
  3. #afc72f
  4. #a9be39
  5. #a3b543
  6. #9ead4e
  7. #98a458
  8. #929b62
  9. #8c926c
  10. #868976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d22c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd91b {
  color: #bbd91b;
}
Background
.bg-bbd91b {
  background-color: #bbd91b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd91b {
  border: 2px solid #bbd91b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd91b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 217 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd91b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd91b, #5cd91b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd91b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 217 27 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.47 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.95 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.31 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.67 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.90 #4426e4 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pear
#bbd91b  rgb(187, 217, 27)  hsl(69, 78%, 48%)  Pear
#391bd9  rgb(57, 27, 217)  hsl(249, 78%, 48%)  Blue
#1bbbd9  rgb(27, 187, 217)  hsl(189, 78%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d91bbb  rgb(217, 27, 187)  hsl(309, 78%, 48%)  Shocking Pink