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#BCDB17

#bcdb17 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcdb17 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, 85.88% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 69.49°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6142

Complementary

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #3617db

Split complementary

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #175adb
  3. #9817db

Analogous

  1. #db9817
  2. #bcdb17
  3. #5adb17

Triadic

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #17bcdb
  3. #db17bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #17db36
  3. #3617db
  4. #db17bc

Square

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #17db98
  3. #3617db
  4. #db175a

Monochromatic

  1. #455108
  2. #819610
  3. #bcdb17
  4. #d4ed52
  5. #e5f497

Shades

#bcdb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #a9c515
  3. #96af12
  4. #849910
  5. #71830e
  6. #5e6e0c
  7. #4b5809
  8. #384207
  9. #262c05
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #c3df2e
  3. #c9e245
  4. #d0e65d
  5. #d7e974
  6. #deed8b
  7. #e4f1a2
  8. #ebf4b9
  9. #f2f8d1
  10. #f8fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdb17
  2. #b6d222
  3. #b0c92c
  4. #aac037
  5. #a4b741
  6. #9eae4c
  7. #98a456
  8. #929b61
  9. #8c926b
  10. #868976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8cfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7d32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdb17 {
  color: #bcdb17;
}
Background
.bg-bcdb17 {
  background-color: #bcdb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdb17 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdb17, #5adb17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 23 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.76 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.84 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.19 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.44 #4324e8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pear
#bcdb17  rgb(188, 219, 23)  hsl(69, 81%, 47%)  Pear
#3617db  rgb(54, 23, 219)  hsl(249, 81%, 47%)  Blue
#17bcdb  rgb(23, 188, 219)  hsl(189, 81%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db17bc  rgb(219, 23, 188)  hsl(309, 81%, 47%)  Shocking Pink