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#BBDD1B

#bbdd1b ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbdd1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 70.52°, with 78.23% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6236

Complementary

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #3d1bdd

Split complementary

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #1b5add
  3. #9e1bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd9e1b
  2. #bbdd1b
  3. #5add1b

Triadic

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #1bbbdd
  3. #dd1bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #1bdd3d
  3. #3d1bdd
  4. #dd1bbb

Square

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #1bdd9e
  3. #3d1bdd
  4. #dd1b5a

Monochromatic

  1. #48550a
  2. #819913
  3. #bbdd1b
  4. #d1eb5a
  5. #e4f39e

Shades

#bbdd1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #a8c718
  3. #96b116
  4. #839b13
  5. #708510
  6. #5e6f0e
  7. #4b580b
  8. #384208
  9. #252c05
  10. #131603
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdd1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #c2e032
  3. #c9e449
  4. #cfe75f
  5. #d6eb76
  6. #ddee8d
  7. #e4f1a4
  8. #ebf5bb
  9. #f1f8d1
  10. #f8fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdd1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdd1b
  2. #b5d425
  3. #afca2f
  4. #a9c139
  5. #a3b843
  6. #9eaf4e
  7. #98a558
  8. #929c62
  9. #8c936c
  10. #868976
  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 #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdd1b {
  color: #bbdd1b;
}
Background
.bg-bbdd1b {
  background-color: #bbdd1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdd1b {
  border: 2px solid #bbdd1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdd1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 221 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdd1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdd1b, #5add1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdd1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 221 27 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.69 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.26 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.37 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.95 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.24 #4422e4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Pear
#bbdd1b  rgb(187, 221, 27)  hsl(71, 78%, 49%)  Pear
#3d1bdd  rgb(61, 27, 221)  hsl(251, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#1bbbdd  rgb(27, 187, 221)  hsl(191, 78%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd1bbb  rgb(221, 27, 187)  hsl(311, 78%, 49%)  Shocking Pink