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#BBD959

#bbd959 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbd959 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.99% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 74.06°, with 62.75% saturation and 60% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 0.53.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6091

Complementary

  1. #bbd959
  2. #7759d9

Split complementary

  1. #bbd959
  2. #597bd9
  3. #b759d9

Analogous

  1. #d9b759
  2. #bbd959
  3. #7bd959

Triadic

  1. #bbd959
  2. #59bbd9
  3. #d959bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd959
  2. #59d977
  3. #7759d9
  4. #d959bb

Square

  1. #bbd959
  2. #59d9b7
  3. #7759d9
  4. #d9597b

Monochromatic

  1. #667d1c
  2. #99bb2b
  3. #bbd959
  4. #d5e797
  5. #eef6d5

Shades

#bbd959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd959
  2. #a8c350
  3. #96ae47
  4. #83983e
  5. #708235
  6. #5e6d2d
  7. #4b5724
  8. #38411b
  9. #252b12
  10. #131609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd959
  2. #c2dd6a
  3. #c9e17a
  4. #cfe48b
  5. #d6e89b
  6. #ddecac
  7. #e4f0bd
  8. #ebf4cd
  9. #f1f7de
  10. #f8fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd959
  2. #b5d05d
  3. #afc761
  4. #a9be65
  5. #a3b569
  6. #9ead6d
  7. #98a470
  8. #929b74
  9. #8c9278
  10. #86897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d2ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4cfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d25e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1d39f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd959 {
  color: #bbd959;
}
Background
.bg-bbd959 {
  background-color: #bbd959;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd959 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 217 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 63% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd959, #7bd959);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 217 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 0.53 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.45 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.57 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.58 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.27 #4426a6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbd959  rgb(187, 217, 89)  hsl(74, 63%, 60%)  June Bud
#7759d9  rgb(119, 89, 217)  hsl(254, 63%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#59bbd9  rgb(89, 187, 217)  hsl(194, 63%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#d959bb  rgb(217, 89, 187)  hsl(314, 63%, 60%)  Sky Magenta