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#BCDA09

#bcda09 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcda09 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, 85.49% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.87% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 68.61°, with 92.07% saturation and 44.51% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.6085

Complementary

  1. #bcda09
  2. #2709da

Split complementary

  1. #bcda09
  2. #0954da
  3. #8f09da

Analogous

  1. #da8f09
  2. #bcda09
  3. #54da09

Triadic

  1. #bcda09
  2. #09bcda
  3. #da09bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcda09
  2. #09da27
  3. #2709da
  4. #da09bc

Square

  1. #bcda09
  2. #09da8f
  3. #2709da
  4. #da0954

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4703
  2. #7d9106
  3. #bcda09
  4. #dcf739
  5. #e9fa82

Shades

#bcda09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcda09
  2. #a9c408
  3. #96ae07
  4. #849906
  5. #718305
  6. #5e6d05
  7. #4b5704
  8. #384103
  9. #262c02
  10. #131601
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcda09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcda09
  2. #c3de22
  3. #c9e13a
  4. #d0e553
  5. #d7e96b
  6. #deed84
  7. #e4f09d
  8. #ebf4b5
  9. #f2f8ce
  10. #f8fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcda09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcda09
  2. #b6d115
  3. #b0c821
  4. #aabf2d
  5. #a4b639
  6. #9ead45
  7. #98a450
  8. #929b5c
  9. #8c9268
  10. #868974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcda09 {
  color: #bcda09;
}
Background
.bg-bcda09 {
  background-color: #bcda09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcda09 {
  border: 2px solid #bcda09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcda09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcda09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcda09, #54da09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcda09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.03 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.31 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.50 #4325f6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pear
#bcda09  rgb(188, 218, 9)  hsl(69, 92%, 45%)  Pear
#2709da  rgb(39, 9, 218)  hsl(249, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09bcda  rgb(9, 188, 218)  hsl(189, 92%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#da09bc  rgb(218, 9, 188)  hsl(309, 92%, 45%)  Shocking Pink