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#BBDA16

#bbda16 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbda16 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, 85.49% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.91% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 69.49°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.6077

Complementary

  1. #bbda16
  2. #3516da

Split complementary

  1. #bbda16
  2. #1659da
  3. #9716da

Analogous

  1. #da9716
  2. #bbda16
  3. #59da16

Triadic

  1. #bbda16
  2. #16bbda
  3. #da16bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbda16
  2. #16da35
  3. #3516da
  4. #da16bb

Square

  1. #bbda16
  2. #16da97
  3. #3516da
  4. #da1659

Monochromatic

  1. #444f08
  2. #7f950f
  3. #bbda16
  4. #d4ed4f
  5. #e5f495

Shades

#bbda16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbda16
  2. #a8c414
  3. #96ae12
  4. #83990f
  5. #70830d
  6. #5e6d0b
  7. #4b5709
  8. #384107
  9. #252c04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbda16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbda16
  2. #c2de2d
  3. #c9e145
  4. #cfe55c
  5. #d6e973
  6. #dded8b
  7. #e4f0a2
  8. #ebf4b9
  9. #f1f8d0
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbda16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbda16
  2. #b5d121
  3. #afc82b
  4. #a9bf36
  5. #a3b640
  6. #9ead4b
  7. #98a456
  8. #929b60
  9. #8c926b
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbda16 {
  color: #bbda16;
}
Background
.bg-bbda16 {
  background-color: #bbda16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbda16 {
  border: 2px solid #bbda16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbda16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 218 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbda16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbda16, #59da16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbda16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 218 22 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.82 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.91 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.05 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.67 #4425e9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pear
#bbda16  rgb(187, 218, 22)  hsl(69, 82%, 47%)  Pear
#3516da  rgb(53, 22, 218)  hsl(249, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#16bbda  rgb(22, 187, 218)  hsl(189, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da16bb  rgb(218, 22, 187)  hsl(309, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink