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#BBDD15

#bbdd15 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbdd15 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, 86.67% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 70.2°, with 82.64% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6233

Complementary

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #3715dd

Split complementary

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #1557dd
  3. #9b15dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9b15
  2. #bbdd15
  3. #57dd15

Triadic

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #15bbdd
  3. #dd15bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #15dd37
  3. #3715dd
  4. #dd15bb

Square

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #15dd9b
  3. #3715dd
  4. #dd1557

Monochromatic

  1. #455108
  2. #80970e
  3. #bbdd15
  4. #d3ee50
  5. #e5f596

Shades

#bbdd15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #a8c713
  3. #96b111
  4. #839b0f
  5. #70850d
  6. #5e6f0b
  7. #4b5808
  8. #384206
  9. #252c04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdd15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #c2e02c
  3. #c9e444
  4. #cfe75b
  5. #d6eb73
  6. #ddee8a
  7. #e4f1a1
  8. #ebf5b9
  9. #f1f8d0
  10. #f8fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdd15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdd15
  2. #b5d420
  3. #afca2a
  4. #a9c135
  5. #a3b840
  6. #9eaf4b
  7. #98a555
  8. #929c60
  9. #8c936b
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d5a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eccf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdd15 {
  color: #bbdd15;
}
Background
.bg-bbdd15 {
  background-color: #bbdd15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdd15 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdd15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdd15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 221 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdd15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdd15, #57dd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdd15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 221 21 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.90 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.74 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.43 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.89 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.17 #4422ea Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Pear
#bbdd15  rgb(187, 221, 21)  hsl(70, 83%, 47%)  Pear
#3715dd  rgb(55, 21, 221)  hsl(250, 83%, 47%)  Blue
#15bbdd  rgb(21, 187, 221)  hsl(190, 83%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd15bb  rgb(221, 21, 187)  hsl(310, 83%, 47%)  Shocking Pink