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#BCC201

#bcc201 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcc201 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 76.08% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 61.87°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #bcc201
  2. #0701c2

Split complementary

  1. #bcc201
  2. #015bc2
  3. #6801c2

Analogous

  1. #c26801
  2. #bcc201
  3. #5bc201

Triadic

  1. #bcc201
  2. #01bcc2
  3. #c201bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc201
  2. #01c207
  3. #0701c2
  4. #c201bc

Square

  1. #bcc201
  2. #01c268
  3. #0701c2
  4. #c2015b

Monochromatic

  1. #292a00
  2. #727601
  3. #bcc201
  4. #f6fe12
  5. #f9fe5e

Shades

#bcc201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc201
  2. #a9af01
  3. #969b01
  4. #848801
  5. #717401
  6. #5e6101
  7. #4b4e00
  8. #383a00
  9. #262700
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc201
  2. #c3c81a
  3. #c9ce34
  4. #d0d44d
  5. #d7da67
  6. #dee180
  7. #e4e799
  8. #ebedb3
  9. #f2f3cc
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc201
  2. #b6bb0e
  3. #b0b51a
  4. #aaae27
  5. #a4a834
  6. #9ea141
  7. #989a4d
  8. #92945a
  9. #8c8d67
  10. #868773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbd94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabf1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc201 {
  color: #bcc201;
}
Background
.bg-bcc201 {
  background-color: #bcc201;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc201 {
  border: 2px solid #bcc201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 194 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc201, #5bc201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 194 1 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.08 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.68 #433dfe Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pear
#bcc201  rgb(188, 194, 1)  hsl(62, 99%, 38%)  Pear
#0701c2  rgb(7, 1, 194)  hsl(242, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#01bcc2  rgb(1, 188, 194)  hsl(182, 99%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#c201bc  rgb(194, 1, 188)  hsl(302, 99%, 38%)  Dark Orchid