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#BBE21E

#bbe21e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe21e 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, 88.63% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.73% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 71.94°, with 77.17% saturation and 50.2% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6505

Complementary

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #451ee2

Split complementary

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #1e59e2
  3. #a71ee2

Analogous

  1. #e2a71e
  2. #bbe21e
  3. #59e21e

Triadic

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #1ebbe2
  3. #e21ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #1ee245
  3. #451ee2
  4. #e21ebb

Square

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #1ee2a7
  3. #451ee2
  4. #e21e59

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5b0c
  2. #839f14
  3. #bbe21e
  4. #cfeb62
  5. #e4f3a6

Shades

#bbe21e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #a8cb1b
  3. #96b518
  4. #839e15
  5. #708812
  6. #5e710f
  7. #4b5a0c
  8. #384409
  9. #252d06
  10. #131703
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe21e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #c2e535
  3. #c9e84b
  4. #cfeb62
  5. #d6ee78
  6. #ddf18f
  7. #e4f3a5
  8. #ebf6bc
  9. #f1f9d2
  10. #f8fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe21e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe21e
  2. #b5d828
  3. #afce32
  4. #a9c53b
  5. #a3bb45
  6. #9eb14f
  7. #98a759
  8. #929d63
  9. #8c946c
  10. #868a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6d6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddda00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad92f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2db9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe21e {
  color: #bbe21e;
}
Background
.bg-bbe21e {
  background-color: #bbe21e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe21e {
  border: 2px solid #bbe21e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe21e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 226 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe21e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe21e, #59e21e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe21e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 226 30 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.01 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.94 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.44 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.94 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.26 #441de1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bbe21e  rgb(187, 226, 30)  hsl(72, 77%, 50%)  Pear
#451ee2  rgb(69, 30, 226)  hsl(252, 77%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#1ebbe2  rgb(30, 187, 226)  hsl(192, 77%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e21ebb  rgb(226, 30, 187)  hsl(312, 77%, 50%)  Shocking Pink