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#BCD52C

#bcd52c ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcd52c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.53% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.34% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 68.88°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5846

Complementary

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #452cd5

Split complementary

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #2c67d5
  3. #9a2cd5

Analogous

  1. #d59a2c
  2. #bcd52c
  3. #67d52c

Triadic

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #2cbcd5
  3. #d52cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #2cd545
  3. #452cd5
  4. #d52cbc

Square

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #2cd59a
  3. #452cd5
  4. #d52c67

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5711
  2. #85971e
  3. #bcd52c
  4. #d0e26c
  5. #e5eeac

Shades

#bcd52c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #a9c028
  3. #96aa23
  4. #84951f
  5. #71801a
  6. #5e6b16
  7. #4b5512
  8. #38400d
  9. #262b09
  10. #131504
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd52c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #c3d941
  3. #c9dd56
  4. #d0e26b
  5. #d7e680
  6. #deea96
  7. #e4eeab
  8. #ebf2c0
  9. #f2f7d5
  10. #f8fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd52c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd52c
  2. #b6cd34
  3. #b0c43d
  4. #aabc45
  5. #a4b34e
  6. #9eab56
  7. #98a25e
  8. #929a67
  9. #8c916f
  10. #868978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ce11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ce37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd52c {
  color: #bcd52c;
}
Background
.bg-bcd52c {
  background-color: #bcd52c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd52c {
  border: 2px solid #bcd52c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd52c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 213 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd52c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd52c, #67d52c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd52c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 213 44 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.03 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.42 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.59 #432ad3 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bcd52c  rgb(188, 213, 44)  hsl(69, 67%, 50%)  Pear
#452cd5  rgb(69, 44, 213)  hsl(249, 67%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2cbcd5  rgb(44, 188, 213)  hsl(189, 67%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#d52cbc  rgb(213, 44, 188)  hsl(309, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink