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#BBE217

#bbe217 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe217 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, 88.63% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.82% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 71.53°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.6502

Complementary

  1. #bbe217
  2. #3e17e2

Split complementary

  1. #bbe217
  2. #1755e2
  3. #a317e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a317
  2. #bbe217
  3. #55e217

Triadic

  1. #bbe217
  2. #17bbe2
  3. #e217bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe217
  2. #17e23e
  3. #3e17e2
  4. #e217bb

Square

  1. #bbe217
  2. #17e2a3
  3. #3e17e2
  4. #e21755

Monochromatic

  1. #485709
  2. #829d10
  3. #bbe217
  4. #d1ee58
  5. #e4f59d

Shades

#bbe217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe217
  2. #a8cb15
  3. #96b512
  4. #839e10
  5. #70880e
  6. #5e710c
  7. #4b5a09
  8. #384407
  9. #252d05
  10. #131702
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe217
  2. #c2e52e
  3. #c9e845
  4. #cfeb5d
  5. #d6ee74
  6. #ddf18b
  7. #e4f3a2
  8. #ebf6b9
  9. #f1f9d1
  10. #f8fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe217
  2. #b5d822
  3. #afce2c
  4. #a9c537
  5. #a3bb41
  6. #9eb14c
  7. #98a756
  8. #929d61
  9. #8c946b
  10. #868a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddda00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad92b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2db9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe217 {
  color: #bbe217;
}
Background
.bg-bbe217 {
  background-color: #bbe217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe217 {
  border: 2px solid #bbe217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 226 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe217, #55e217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 226 23 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.17 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.08 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.29 #441de8 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe217  rgb(187, 226, 23)  hsl(72, 82%, 49%)  Pear
#3e17e2  rgb(62, 23, 226)  hsl(252, 82%, 49%)  Blue
#17bbe2  rgb(23, 187, 226)  hsl(192, 82%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e217bb  rgb(226, 23, 187)  hsl(312, 82%, 49%)  Shocking Pink