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#BBE40F

#bbe40f ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe40f 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, 89.41% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.42% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 71.55°, with 87.65% 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 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.6609

Complementary

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #380fe4

Split complementary

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #0f51e4
  3. #a30fe4

Analogous

  1. #e4a30f
  2. #bbe40f
  3. #51e40f

Triadic

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #0fbbe4
  3. #e40fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #0fe438
  3. #380fe4
  4. #e40fbb

Square

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #0fe4a3
  3. #380fe4
  4. #e40f51

Monochromatic

  1. #455406
  2. #809c0a
  3. #bbe40f
  4. #d3f34c
  5. #e5f894

Shades

#bbe40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #a8cd0e
  3. #96b60c
  4. #83a00b
  5. #708909
  6. #5e7208
  7. #4b5b06
  8. #384405
  9. #252e03
  10. #131702
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #c2e727
  3. #c9e93f
  4. #cfec57
  5. #d6ef6f
  6. #ddf287
  7. #e4f49f
  8. #ebf7b7
  9. #f1facf
  10. #f8fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe40f
  2. #b5da1a
  3. #afd026
  4. #a9c631
  5. #a3bc3c
  6. #9eb248
  7. #98a853
  8. #929e5e
  9. #8c9469
  10. #868a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd432 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d8c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbdb28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe40f {
  color: #bbe40f;
}
Background
.bg-bbe40f {
  background-color: #bbe40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe40f {
  border: 2px solid #bbe40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 228 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 88% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe40f, #51e40f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 228 15 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.57 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.65 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.76 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.87 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.16 #441bf0 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe40f  rgb(187, 228, 15)  hsl(72, 88%, 48%)  Pear
#380fe4  rgb(56, 15, 228)  hsl(252, 88%, 48%)  Blue
#0fbbe4  rgb(15, 187, 228)  hsl(192, 88%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e40fbb  rgb(228, 15, 187)  hsl(312, 88%, 48%)  Shocking Pink