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#BBE71A

#bbe71a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe71a 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, 90.59% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.74% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 72.88°, with 81.03% saturation and 50.39% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #461ae7

Split complementary

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #1a54e7
  3. #ad1ae7

Analogous

  1. #e7ad1a
  2. #bbe71a
  3. #54e71a

Triadic

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #1abbe7
  3. #e71abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #1ae746
  3. #461ae7
  4. #e71abb

Square

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #1ae7ad
  3. #461ae7
  4. #e71a54

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5e0a
  2. #84a311
  3. #bbe71a
  4. #d0ee5f
  5. #e4f6a4

Shades

#bbe71a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #a8d017
  3. #96b915
  4. #83a212
  5. #708b10
  6. #5e740d
  7. #4b5c0a
  8. #384508
  9. #252e05
  10. #131703
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe71a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #c2e931
  3. #c9ec48
  4. #cfee5f
  5. #d6f176
  6. #ddf38d
  7. #e4f5a3
  8. #ebf8ba
  9. #f1fad1
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe71a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe71a
  2. #b5dd24
  3. #afd22e
  4. #a9c839
  5. #a3be43
  6. #9eb44d
  7. #98a957
  8. #929f61
  9. #8c956c
  10. #868a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccddac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5dbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddd2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e09d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe71a {
  color: #bbe71a;
}
Background
.bg-bbe71a {
  background-color: #bbe71a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe71a {
  border: 2px solid #bbe71a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe71a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 231 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 81% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe71a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe71a, #54e71a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe71a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 231 26 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.64 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.66 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.07 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.12 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.52 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.56 #4418e5 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe71a  rgb(187, 231, 26)  hsl(73, 81%, 50%)  Pear
#461ae7  rgb(70, 26, 231)  hsl(253, 81%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#1abbe7  rgb(26, 187, 231)  hsl(193, 81%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e71abb  rgb(231, 26, 187)  hsl(313, 81%, 50%)  Shocking Pink