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#BCD709

#bcd709 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcd709 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 84.31% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 67.86°, with 91.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5931

Complementary

  1. #bcd709
  2. #2409d7

Split complementary

  1. #bcd709
  2. #0955d7
  3. #8b09d7

Analogous

  1. #d78b09
  2. #bcd709
  3. #55d709

Triadic

  1. #bcd709
  2. #09bcd7
  3. #d709bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd709
  2. #09d724
  3. #2409d7
  4. #d709bc

Square

  1. #bcd709
  2. #09d78b
  3. #2409d7
  4. #d70955

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4403
  2. #7c8e06
  3. #bcd709
  4. #ddf736
  5. #eafa7f

Shades

#bcd709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd709
  2. #a9c208
  3. #96ac07
  4. #849706
  5. #718105
  6. #5e6c05
  7. #4b5604
  8. #384103
  9. #262b02
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd709
  2. #c3db22
  3. #c9df3a
  4. #d0e353
  5. #d7e76b
  6. #deeb84
  7. #e4ef9d
  8. #ebf3b5
  9. #f2f7ce
  10. #f8fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd709
  2. #b6ce15
  3. #b0c621
  4. #aabd2d
  5. #a4b439
  6. #9eac45
  7. #98a350
  8. #929a5c
  9. #8c9168
  10. #868974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d023 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d091 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd709 {
  color: #bcd709;
}
Background
.bg-bcd709 {
  background-color: #bcd709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd709 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 215 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd709, #55d709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 215 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.86 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.87 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 9.04 #4328f6 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#bcd709  rgb(188, 215, 9)  hsl(68, 92%, 44%)  Pear
#2409d7  rgb(36, 9, 215)  hsl(248, 92%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#09bcd7  rgb(9, 188, 215)  hsl(188, 92%, 44%)  Dark Turquoise
#d709bc  rgb(215, 9, 188)  hsl(308, 92%, 44%)  Shocking Pink