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#BBC91C

#bbc91c ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbc91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.82% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.07% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 64.86°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5242

Complementary

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #2a1cc9

Split complementary

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #1c64c9
  3. #811cc9

Analogous

  1. #c9811c
  2. #bbc91c
  3. #64c91c

Triadic

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #1cbbc9
  3. #c91cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #1cc92a
  3. #2a1cc9
  4. #c91cbb

Square

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #1cc981
  3. #2a1cc9
  4. #c91c64

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4309
  2. #7d8613
  3. #bbc91c
  4. #d9e64b
  5. #e8ef8f

Shades

#bbc91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #a8b519
  3. #96a116
  4. #838d14
  5. #707911
  6. #5e650e
  7. #4b500b
  8. #383c08
  9. #252806
  10. #131403
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #c2ce33
  3. #c9d449
  4. #cfd960
  5. #d6df77
  6. #dde48e
  7. #e4e9a4
  8. #ebefbb
  9. #f1f4d2
  10. #f8fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc91c
  2. #b5c226
  3. #afba30
  4. #a9b33a
  5. #a3ac44
  6. #9ea54e
  7. #989d58
  8. #929662
  9. #8c8f6c
  10. #868776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bdab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc91c {
  color: #bbc91c;
}
Background
.bg-bbc91c {
  background-color: #bbc91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc91c {
  border: 2px solid #bbc91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc91c, #64c91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.55 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.62 #4436e3 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbc91c  rgb(187, 201, 28)  hsl(65, 76%, 45%)  Pear
#2a1cc9  rgb(42, 28, 201)  hsl(245, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#1cbbc9  rgb(28, 187, 201)  hsl(185, 76%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#c91cbb  rgb(201, 28, 187)  hsl(305, 76%, 45%)  Medium Orchid