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#BBDB59

#bbdb59 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbdb59 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, 85.88% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 74.77°, with 64.36% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 0.67.

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Relative luminance0.6195

Complementary

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #7959db

Split complementary

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #597adb
  3. #ba59db

Analogous

  1. #dbba59
  2. #bbdb59
  3. #7adb59

Triadic

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #59bbdb
  3. #db59bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #59db79
  3. #7959db
  4. #db59bb

Square

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #59dbba
  3. #7959db
  4. #db597a

Monochromatic

  1. #677f1c
  2. #9abe29
  3. #bbdb59
  4. #d5e998
  5. #eff6d7

Shades

#bbdb59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #a8c550
  3. #96af47
  4. #83993e
  5. #708335
  6. #5e6e2d
  7. #4b5824
  8. #38421b
  9. #252c12
  10. #131609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdb59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #c2df6a
  3. #c9e27a
  4. #cfe68b
  5. #d6e99b
  6. #ddedac
  7. #e4f1bd
  8. #ebf4cd
  9. #f1f8de
  10. #f8fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdb59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdb59
  2. #b5d25d
  3. #afc961
  4. #a9c065
  5. #a3b769
  6. #9eae6d
  7. #98a470
  8. #929b74
  9. #8c9278
  10. #86897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cf4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d451 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d45e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0d5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdb59 {
  color: #bbdb59;
}
Background
.bg-bbdb59 {
  background-color: #bbdb59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdb59 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdb59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdb59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdb59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdb59, #7adb59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdb59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 0.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.06 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.40 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.71 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.86 #4424a6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbdb59  rgb(187, 219, 89)  hsl(75, 64%, 60%)  June Bud
#7959db  rgb(121, 89, 219)  hsl(255, 64%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#59bbdb  rgb(89, 187, 219)  hsl(195, 64%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#db59bb  rgb(219, 89, 187)  hsl(315, 64%, 60%)  Sky Magenta