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#BBDE15

#bbde15 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbde15 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, 87.06% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.54% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 70.45°, with 82.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.6286

Complementary

  1. #bbde15
  2. #3815de

Split complementary

  1. #bbde15
  2. #1556de
  3. #9d15de

Analogous

  1. #de9d15
  2. #bbde15
  3. #56de15

Triadic

  1. #bbde15
  2. #15bbde
  3. #de15bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbde15
  2. #15de38
  3. #3815de
  4. #de15bb

Square

  1. #bbde15
  2. #15de9d
  3. #3815de
  4. #de1556

Monochromatic

  1. #455208
  2. #80980e
  3. #bbde15
  4. #d3ef51
  5. #e5f597

Shades

#bbde15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbde15
  2. #a8c813
  3. #96b211
  4. #839b0f
  5. #70850d
  6. #5e6f0b
  7. #4b5908
  8. #384306
  9. #252c04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbde15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbde15
  2. #c2e12c
  3. #c9e544
  4. #cfe85b
  5. #d6eb73
  6. #ddef8a
  7. #e4f2a1
  8. #ebf5b9
  9. #f1f8d0
  10. #f8fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbde15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbde15
  2. #b5d520
  3. #afcb2a
  4. #a9c235
  5. #a3b840
  6. #9eaf4b
  7. #98a655
  8. #929c60
  9. #8c936b
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d6a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d629 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbde15 {
  color: #bbde15;
}
Background
.bg-bbde15 {
  background-color: #bbde15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbde15 {
  border: 2px solid #bbde15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbde15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 222 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbde15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbde15, #56de15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbde15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 222 21 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.80 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.28 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.72 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.02 #4421ea Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbde15  rgb(187, 222, 21)  hsl(70, 83%, 48%)  Pear
#3815de  rgb(56, 21, 222)  hsl(250, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15bbde  rgb(21, 187, 222)  hsl(190, 83%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de15bb  rgb(222, 21, 187)  hsl(310, 83%, 48%)  Shocking Pink