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#BBE515

#bbe515 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe515 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.83% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 72.12°, with 83.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.6666

Complementary

  1. #bbe515
  2. #3f15e5

Split complementary

  1. #bbe515
  2. #1553e5
  3. #a715e5

Analogous

  1. #e5a715
  2. #bbe515
  3. #53e515

Triadic

  1. #bbe515
  2. #15bbe5
  3. #e515bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe515
  2. #15e53f
  3. #3f15e5
  4. #e515bb

Square

  1. #bbe515
  2. #15e5a7
  3. #3f15e5
  4. #e51553

Monochromatic

  1. #495908
  2. #829f0f
  3. #bbe515
  4. #d1f057
  5. #e4f69d

Shades

#bbe515 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe515
  2. #a8ce13
  3. #96b711
  4. #83a00f
  5. #70890d
  6. #5e730b
  7. #4b5c08
  8. #384506
  9. #252e04
  10. #131702
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe515 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe515
  2. #c2e82c
  3. #c9ea44
  4. #cfed5b
  5. #d6ef73
  6. #ddf28a
  7. #e4f5a1
  8. #ebf7b9
  9. #f1fad0
  10. #f8fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe515 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe515
  2. #b5db20
  3. #afd12a
  4. #a9c735
  5. #a3bd40
  6. #9eb34b
  7. #98a855
  8. #929e60
  9. #8c946b
  10. #868a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 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 #eed535 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbdc2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1de9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe515 {
  color: #bbe515;
}
Background
.bg-bbe515 {
  background-color: #bbe515;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe515 {
  border: 2px solid #bbe515;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe515;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 229 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe515 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe515, #53e515);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe515 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 229 21 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.54 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.61 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.69 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.07 #441aea Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe515  rgb(187, 229, 21)  hsl(72, 83%, 49%)  Pear
#3f15e5  rgb(63, 21, 229)  hsl(252, 83%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#15bbe5  rgb(21, 187, 229)  hsl(192, 83%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e515bb  rgb(229, 21, 187)  hsl(312, 83%, 49%)  Shocking Pink