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#BBDC08

#bbdc08 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbdc08 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, 86.27% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 69.34°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.6177

Complementary

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #2908dc

Split complementary

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #0851dc
  3. #9308dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9308
  2. #bbdc08
  3. #51dc08

Triadic

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #08bbdc
  3. #dc08bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #08dc29
  3. #2908dc
  4. #dc08bb

Square

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #08dc93
  3. #2908dc
  4. #dc0851

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4803
  2. #7c9205
  3. #bbdc08
  4. #daf839
  5. #e8fa83

Shades

#bbdc08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #a8c607
  3. #96b006
  4. #839a06
  5. #708405
  6. #5e6e04
  7. #4b5803
  8. #384202
  9. #252c02
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdc08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #c2e021
  3. #c9e339
  4. #cfe752
  5. #d6ea6b
  6. #ddee84
  7. #e4f19c
  8. #ebf5b5
  9. #f1f8ce
  10. #f8fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdc08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdc08
  2. #b5d314
  3. #afca20
  4. #a9c02c
  5. #a3b738
  6. #9eae44
  7. #98a550
  8. #929c5c
  9. #8c9268
  10. #868974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d0bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdc08 {
  color: #bbdc08;
}
Background
.bg-bbdc08 {
  background-color: #bbdc08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdc08 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdc08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdc08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdc08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdc08, #51dc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdc08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 8 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.19 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.90 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.86 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.97 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.23 #4423f7 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pear
#bbdc08  rgb(187, 220, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 45%)  Pear
#2908dc  rgb(41, 8, 220)  hsl(249, 93%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#08bbdc  rgb(8, 187, 220)  hsl(189, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc08bb  rgb(220, 8, 187)  hsl(309, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink