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#BBDA18

#bbda18 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbda18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.99% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 69.59°, with 80.17% 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 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 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.6077

Complementary

  1. #bbda18
  2. #3718da

Split complementary

  1. #bbda18
  2. #185ada
  3. #9818da

Analogous

  1. #da9818
  2. #bbda18
  3. #5ada18

Triadic

  1. #bbda18
  2. #18bbda
  3. #da18bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbda18
  2. #18da37
  3. #3718da
  4. #da18bb

Square

  1. #bbda18
  2. #18da98
  3. #3718da
  4. #da185a

Monochromatic

  1. #455009
  2. #809510
  3. #bbda18
  4. #d3ec52
  5. #e5f497

Shades

#bbda18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbda18
  2. #a8c416
  3. #96ae13
  4. #839911
  5. #70830e
  6. #5e6d0c
  7. #4b570a
  8. #384107
  9. #252c05
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbda18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbda18
  2. #c2de2f
  3. #c9e146
  4. #cfe55d
  5. #d6e974
  6. #dded8c
  7. #e4f0a3
  8. #ebf4ba
  9. #f1f8d1
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbda18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbda18
  2. #b5d122
  3. #afc82d
  4. #a9bf37
  5. #a3b642
  6. #9ead4c
  7. #98a456
  8. #929b61
  9. #8c926b
  10. #868976
  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 #e5cd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbda18 {
  color: #bbda18;
}
Background
.bg-bbda18 {
  background-color: #bbda18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbda18 {
  border: 2px solid #bbda18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbda18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 218 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbda18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbda18, #5ada18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbda18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 218 24 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.75 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.06 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.45 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.69 #4425e7 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pear
#bbda18  rgb(187, 218, 24)  hsl(70, 80%, 47%)  Pear
#3718da  rgb(55, 24, 218)  hsl(250, 80%, 47%)  Blue
#18bbda  rgb(24, 187, 218)  hsl(190, 80%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da18bb  rgb(218, 24, 187)  hsl(310, 80%, 47%)  Shocking Pink