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#BBDA1E

#bbda1e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbda1e 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, 85.49% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.24% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 69.89°, with 75.81% saturation and 48.63% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.608

Complementary

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #3d1eda

Split complementary

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #1e5dda
  3. #9b1eda

Analogous

  1. #da9b1e
  2. #bbda1e
  3. #5dda1e

Triadic

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #1ebbda
  3. #da1ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #1eda3d
  3. #3d1eda
  4. #da1ebb

Square

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #1eda9b
  3. #3d1eda
  4. #da1e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #48540b
  2. #819715
  3. #bbda1e
  4. #d1e95c
  5. #e4f29f

Shades

#bbda1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #a8c41b
  3. #96ae18
  4. #839915
  5. #708312
  6. #5e6d0f
  7. #4b570c
  8. #384109
  9. #252c06
  10. #131603
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbda1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #c2de35
  3. #c9e14b
  4. #cfe562
  5. #d6e978
  6. #dded8f
  7. #e4f0a5
  8. #ebf4bc
  9. #f1f8d2
  10. #f8fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbda1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbda1e
  2. #b5d128
  3. #afc832
  4. #a9bf3b
  5. #a3b645
  6. #9ead4f
  7. #98a459
  8. #929b63
  9. #8c926c
  10. #868976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d2a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbda1e {
  color: #bbda1e;
}
Background
.bg-bbda1e {
  background-color: #bbda1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbda1e {
  border: 2px solid #bbda1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbda1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 218 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbda1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbda1e, #5dda1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbda1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 218 30 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.50 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.67 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.10 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.52 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.77 #4425e1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pear
#bbda1e  rgb(187, 218, 30)  hsl(70, 76%, 49%)  Pear
#3d1eda  rgb(61, 30, 218)  hsl(250, 76%, 49%)  Blue
#1ebbda  rgb(30, 187, 218)  hsl(190, 76%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da1ebb  rgb(218, 30, 187)  hsl(310, 76%, 49%)  Shocking Pink