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#BCC205

#bcc205 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcc205 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 76.08% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.42% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 61.9°, with 94.97% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.65.

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Relative luminance0.4929

Complementary

  1. #bcc205
  2. #0b05c2

Split complementary

  1. #bcc205
  2. #055ec2
  3. #6905c2

Analogous

  1. #c26905
  2. #bcc205
  3. #5ec205

Triadic

  1. #bcc205
  2. #05bcc2
  3. #c205bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc205
  2. #05c20b
  3. #0b05c2
  4. #c205bc

Square

  1. #bcc205
  2. #05c269
  3. #0b05c2
  4. #c2055e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2d01
  2. #747703
  3. #bcc205
  4. #f2f91a
  5. #f6fb65

Shades

#bcc205 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc205
  2. #a9af05
  3. #969b04
  4. #848804
  5. #717403
  6. #5e6103
  7. #4b4e02
  8. #383a02
  9. #262701
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc205 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc205
  2. #c3c81e
  3. #c9ce37
  4. #d0d450
  5. #d7da69
  6. #dee182
  7. #e4e79b
  8. #ebedb4
  9. #f2f3cd
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc205 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc205
  2. #b6bb11
  3. #b0b51e
  4. #aaae2a
  5. #a4a836
  6. #9ea143
  7. #989a4f
  8. #92945b
  9. #8c8d67
  10. #868774
  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 #d3bc25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabf1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc205 {
  color: #bcc205;
}
Background
.bg-bcc205 {
  background-color: #bcc205;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc205 {
  border: 2px solid #bcc205;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc205;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 194 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc205 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc205, #5ec205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc205 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 194 5 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.65 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.80 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.63 #433dfa Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Pear
#bcc205  rgb(188, 194, 5)  hsl(62, 95%, 39%)  Pear
#0b05c2  rgb(11, 5, 194)  hsl(242, 95%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#05bcc2  rgb(5, 188, 194)  hsl(182, 95%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#c205bc  rgb(194, 5, 188)  hsl(302, 95%, 39%)  Dark Orchid