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#BBC331

#bbc331 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 63.29°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #bbc331
  2. #3931c3

Split complementary

  1. #bbc331
  2. #3172c3
  3. #8231c3

Analogous

  1. #c38231
  2. #bbc331
  3. #72c331

Triadic

  1. #bbc331
  2. #31bbc3
  3. #c331bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc331
  2. #31c339
  3. #3931c3
  4. #c331bb

Square

  1. #bbc331
  2. #31c382
  3. #3931c3
  4. #c33172

Monochromatic

  1. #464912
  2. #808622
  3. #bbc331
  4. #d3d968
  5. #e5e8a5

Shades

#bbc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc331
  2. #a8b02c
  3. #969c27
  4. #838922
  5. #70751d
  6. #5e6219
  7. #4b4e14
  8. #383b0f
  9. #25270a
  10. #131405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc331
  2. #c2c946
  3. #c9cf5a
  4. #cfd56f
  5. #d6db83
  6. #dde198
  7. #e4e7ad
  8. #ebedc1
  9. #f1f3d6
  10. #f8f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc331
  2. #b5bc39
  3. #afb641
  4. #a9af49
  5. #a3a851
  6. #9ea259
  7. #989b60
  8. #929468
  9. #8c8d70
  10. #868778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbe97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bd20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bf39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc331 {
  color: #bbc331;
}
Background
.bg-bbc331 {
  background-color: #bbc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc331 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc331, #72c331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.51 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.02 #443cce Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

June Bud
#bbc331  rgb(187, 195, 49)  hsl(63, 60%, 48%)  June Bud
#3931c3  rgb(57, 49, 195)  hsl(243, 60%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#31bbc3  rgb(49, 187, 195)  hsl(183, 60%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#c331bb  rgb(195, 49, 187)  hsl(303, 60%, 48%)  Medium Orchid