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#BBE508

#bbe508 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe508 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, 89.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.51% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 71.4°, with 93.25% saturation and 46.47% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.6662

Complementary

  1. #bbe508
  2. #3208e5

Split complementary

  1. #bbe508
  2. #084de5
  3. #a008e5

Analogous

  1. #e5a008
  2. #bbe508
  3. #4de508

Triadic

  1. #bbe508
  2. #08bbe5
  3. #e508bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe508
  2. #08e532
  3. #3208e5
  4. #e508bb

Square

  1. #bbe508
  2. #08e5a0
  3. #3208e5
  4. #e5084d

Monochromatic

  1. #425103
  2. #7f9b05
  3. #bbe508
  4. #d6f841
  5. #e6fb8b

Shades

#bbe508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe508
  2. #a8ce07
  3. #96b706
  4. #83a006
  5. #708905
  6. #5e7304
  7. #4b5c03
  8. #384502
  9. #252e02
  10. #131701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe508
  2. #c2e821
  3. #c9ea39
  4. #cfed52
  5. #d6ef6b
  6. #ddf284
  7. #e4f59c
  8. #ebf7b5
  9. #f1face
  10. #f8fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe508
  2. #b5db14
  3. #afd120
  4. #a9c72c
  5. #a3bd38
  6. #9eb344
  7. #98a850
  8. #929e5c
  9. #8c9468
  10. #868a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdcaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdc26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2de9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe508 {
  color: #bbe508;
}
Background
.bg-bbe508 {
  background-color: #bbe508;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe508 {
  border: 2px solid #bbe508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 229 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe508, #4de508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 229 8 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.30 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.51 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.80 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.58 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.69 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.00 #441af7 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe508  rgb(187, 229, 8)  hsl(71, 93%, 46%)  Pear
#3208e5  rgb(50, 8, 229)  hsl(251, 93%, 46%)  Blue
#08bbe5  rgb(8, 187, 229)  hsl(191, 93%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e508bb  rgb(229, 8, 187)  hsl(311, 93%, 46%)  Shocking Pink