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#BCDB2E

#bcdb2e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcdb2e 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, 85.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 70.75°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6155

Complementary

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #4d2edb

Split complementary

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #2e66db
  3. #a32edb

Analogous

  1. #dba32e
  2. #bcdb2e
  3. #66db2e

Triadic

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #2ebcdb
  3. #db2ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #2edb4d
  3. #4d2edb
  4. #db2ebc

Square

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #2edba3
  3. #4d2edb
  4. #db2e66

Monochromatic

  1. #516010
  2. #89a11c
  3. #bcdb2e
  4. #d1e66f
  5. #e6f1b1

Shades

#bcdb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #a9c529
  3. #96af25
  4. #849920
  5. #71831c
  6. #5e6e17
  7. #4b5812
  8. #38420e
  9. #262c09
  10. #131605
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #c3df43
  3. #c9e258
  4. #d0e66d
  5. #d7e982
  6. #deed97
  7. #e4f1ab
  8. #ebf4c0
  9. #f2f8d5
  10. #f8fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdb2e
  2. #b6d236
  3. #b0c93e
  4. #aac047
  5. #a4b74f
  6. #9eae57
  7. #98a45f
  8. #929b67
  9. #8c9270
  10. #868978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7cfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9d313 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3d497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdb2e {
  color: #bcdb2e;
}
Background
.bg-bcdb2e {
  background-color: #bcdb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdb2e {
  border: 2px solid #bcdb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdb2e, #66db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.14 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.06 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.59 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.86 #4324d1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pear
#bcdb2e  rgb(188, 219, 46)  hsl(71, 71%, 52%)  Pear
#4d2edb  rgb(77, 46, 219)  hsl(251, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple
#2ebcdb  rgb(46, 188, 219)  hsl(191, 71%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#db2ebc  rgb(219, 46, 188)  hsl(311, 71%, 52%)  Shocking Pink