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#BCE421

#bce421 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bce421 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, 89.41% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.53% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 72.31°, with 78.31% saturation and 51.18% 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 14.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6629

Complementary

  1. #bce421
  2. #4921e4

Split complementary

  1. #bce421
  2. #215be4
  3. #ab21e4

Analogous

  1. #e4ab21
  2. #bce421
  3. #5be421

Triadic

  1. #bce421
  2. #21bce4
  3. #e421bc

Tetradic

  1. #bce421
  2. #21e449
  3. #4921e4
  4. #e421bc

Square

  1. #bce421
  2. #21e4ab
  3. #4921e4
  4. #e4215b

Monochromatic

  1. #4f600c
  2. #87a514
  3. #bce421
  4. #d1ec65
  5. #e5f5a9

Shades

#bce421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bce421
  2. #a9cd1e
  3. #96b61a
  4. #84a017
  5. #718914
  6. #5e7211
  7. #4b5b0d
  8. #38440a
  9. #262e07
  10. #131703
  11. #000000

Tints

#bce421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bce421
  2. #c3e737
  3. #c9e94d
  4. #d0ec64
  5. #d7ef7a
  6. #def290
  7. #e4f4a6
  8. #ebf7bc
  9. #f2fad3
  10. #f8fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bce421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bce421
  2. #b6da2b
  3. #b0d034
  4. #aac63e
  5. #a4bc47
  6. #9eb251
  7. #98a85a
  8. #929e64
  9. #8c946d
  10. #868a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdbaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd53a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbdb32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3dd9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bce421 {
  color: #bce421;
}
Background
.bg-bce421 {
  background-color: #bce421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bce421 {
  border: 2px solid #bce421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bce421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 228 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bce421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bce421, #5be421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bce421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 228 33 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.06 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.87 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.91 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.20 #431bde Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bce421  rgb(188, 228, 33)  hsl(72, 78%, 51%)  Pear
#4921e4  rgb(73, 33, 228)  hsl(252, 78%, 51%)  Han Purple
#21bce4  rgb(33, 188, 228)  hsl(192, 78%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e421bc  rgb(228, 33, 188)  hsl(312, 78%, 51%)  Shocking Pink