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#BBCD2A

#bbcd2a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bbcd2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 66.63°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #3c2acd

Split complementary

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #2a69cd
  3. #8e2acd

Analogous

  1. #cd8e2a
  2. #bbcd2a
  3. #69cd2a

Triadic

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #2abbcd
  3. #cd2abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #2acd3c
  3. #3c2acd
  4. #cd2abb

Square

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #2acd8e
  3. #3c2acd
  4. #cd2a69

Monochromatic

  1. #474e10
  2. #818e1d
  3. #bbcd2a
  4. #d2df64
  5. #e4eca4

Shades

#bbcd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #a8b926
  3. #96a422
  4. #83901d
  5. #707b19
  6. #5e6715
  7. #4b5211
  8. #383e0d
  9. #252908
  10. #131504
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #c2d23f
  3. #c9d755
  4. #cfdc6a
  5. #d6e17f
  6. #dde695
  7. #e4ebaa
  8. #ebf0bf
  9. #f1f5d4
  10. #f8faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcd2a
  2. #b5c533
  3. #afbe3b
  4. #a9b644
  5. #a3ae4c
  6. #9ea755
  7. #989f5e
  8. #929766
  9. #8c8f6f
  10. #868877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc610 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec834 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c68d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcd2a {
  color: #bbcd2a;
}
Background
.bg-bbcd2a {
  background-color: #bbcd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcd2a {
  border: 2px solid #bbcd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcd2a, #69cd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.17 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.73 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.84 #4432d5 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbcd2a  rgb(187, 205, 42)  hsl(67, 66%, 48%)  Pear
#3c2acd  rgb(60, 42, 205)  hsl(247, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2abbcd  rgb(42, 187, 205)  hsl(187, 66%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd2abb  rgb(205, 42, 187)  hsl(307, 66%, 48%)  Medium Orchid