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#BCDA16

#bcda16 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcda16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.91% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 69.18°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.6089

Complementary

  1. #bcda16
  2. #3416da

Split complementary

  1. #bcda16
  2. #165ada
  3. #9616da

Analogous

  1. #da9616
  2. #bcda16
  3. #5ada16

Triadic

  1. #bcda16
  2. #16bcda
  3. #da16bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcda16
  2. #16da34
  3. #3416da
  4. #da16bc

Square

  1. #bcda16
  2. #16da96
  3. #3416da
  4. #da165a

Monochromatic

  1. #444f08
  2. #80950f
  3. #bcda16
  4. #d5ed4f
  5. #e6f495

Shades

#bcda16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcda16
  2. #a9c414
  3. #96ae12
  4. #84990f
  5. #71830d
  6. #5e6d0b
  7. #4b5709
  8. #384107
  9. #262c04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcda16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcda16
  2. #c3de2d
  3. #c9e145
  4. #d0e55c
  5. #d7e973
  6. #deed8b
  7. #e4f0a2
  8. #ebf4b9
  9. #f2f8d0
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcda16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcda16
  2. #b6d121
  3. #b0c82b
  4. #aabf36
  5. #a4b640
  6. #9ead4b
  7. #98a456
  8. #929b60
  9. #8c926b
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 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 #e5cd32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcda16 {
  color: #bcda16;
}
Background
.bg-bcda16 {
  background-color: #bcda16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcda16 {
  border: 2px solid #bcda16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcda16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcda16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcda16, #5ada16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcda16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 22 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.04 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.07 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.37 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.59 #4325e9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Pear
#bcda16  rgb(188, 218, 22)  hsl(69, 82%, 47%)  Pear
#3416da  rgb(52, 22, 218)  hsl(249, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#16bcda  rgb(22, 188, 218)  hsl(189, 82%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#da16bc  rgb(218, 22, 188)  hsl(309, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink