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#BAE601

#bae601 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bae601 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 90.2% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 71.53°, with 99.13% saturation and 45.29% 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 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.6703

Complementary

  1. #bae601
  2. #2d01e6

Split complementary

  1. #bae601
  2. #0147e6
  3. #9f01e6

Analogous

  1. #e69f01
  2. #bae601
  3. #47e601

Triadic

  1. #bae601
  2. #01bae6
  3. #e601ba

Tetradic

  1. #bae601
  2. #01e62d
  3. #2d01e6
  4. #e601ba

Square

  1. #bae601
  2. #01e69f
  3. #2d01e6
  4. #e60147

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4e00
  2. #7c9a01
  3. #bae601
  4. #d8fe35
  5. #e6fe82

Shades

#bae601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bae601
  2. #a7cf01
  3. #95b801
  4. #82a101
  5. #708a01
  6. #5d7301
  7. #4a5c00
  8. #384500
  9. #252e00
  10. #131700
  11. #000000

Tints

#bae601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bae601
  2. #c1e91a
  3. #c8eb34
  4. #cfee4d
  5. #d6f067
  6. #ddf380
  7. #e3f599
  8. #eaf8b3
  9. #f1facc
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bae601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bae601
  2. #b4dc0e
  3. #aed21a
  4. #a9c727
  5. #a3bd34
  6. #9db341
  7. #97a94d
  8. #919f5a
  9. #8c9467
  10. #868a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdcaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5dac4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdc23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0df9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bae601 {
  color: #bae601;
}
Background
.bg-bae601 {
  background-color: #bae601;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bae601 {
  border: 2px solid #bae601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bae601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 230 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bae601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bae601, #47e601);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bae601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 230 1 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.59 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.00 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.36 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.61 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.89 #4519fe Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#bae601  rgb(186, 230, 1)  hsl(72, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#2d01e6  rgb(45, 1, 230)  hsl(252, 99%, 45%)  Blue
#01bae6  rgb(1, 186, 230)  hsl(192, 99%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e601ba  rgb(230, 1, 186)  hsl(312, 99%, 45%)  Shocking Pink