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#B9E00A

#b9e00a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#b9e00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 87.84% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 70.93°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6365

Complementary

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #310ae0

Split complementary

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #0a4ee0
  3. #9c0ae0

Analogous

  1. #e09c0a
  2. #b9e00a
  3. #4ee00a

Triadic

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #0ab9e0
  3. #e00ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #0ae031
  3. #310ae0
  4. #e00ab9

Square

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #0ae09c
  3. #310ae0
  4. #e00a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #404e03
  2. #7d9707
  3. #b9e00a
  4. #d5f640
  5. #e5fa89

Shades

#b9e00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #a7ca09
  3. #94b308
  4. #829d07
  5. #6f8606
  6. #5d7005
  7. #4a5a04
  8. #384303
  9. #252d02
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9e00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #c0e323
  3. #c7e63b
  4. #cee954
  5. #d5ec6c
  6. #dcf085
  7. #e3f39d
  8. #eaf6b6
  9. #f1f9ce
  10. #f8fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9e00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9e00a
  2. #b3d616
  3. #aecd22
  4. #a8c32d
  5. #a2ba39
  6. #9db045
  7. #97a651
  8. #919d5d
  9. #8b9368
  10. #868a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4d4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0d998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9e00a {
  color: #b9e00a;
}
Background
.bg-b9e00a {
  background-color: #b9e00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9e00a {
  border: 2px solid #b9e00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9e00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 224 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9e00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9e00a, #4ee00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9e00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 224 10 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.27 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.86 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.61 #461ff5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Pear
#b9e00a  rgb(185, 224, 10)  hsl(71, 91%, 46%)  Pear
#310ae0  rgb(49, 10, 224)  hsl(251, 91%, 46%)  Blue
#0ab9e0  rgb(10, 185, 224)  hsl(191, 91%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e00ab9  rgb(224, 10, 185)  hsl(311, 91%, 46%)  Shocking Pink