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#BCE511

#bce511 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bce511 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, 89.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 71.6°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.6677

Complementary

  1. #bce511
  2. #3a11e5

Split complementary

  1. #bce511
  2. #1152e5
  3. #a411e5

Analogous

  1. #e5a411
  2. #bce511
  3. #52e511

Triadic

  1. #bce511
  2. #11bce5
  3. #e511bc

Tetradic

  1. #bce511
  2. #11e53a
  3. #3a11e5
  4. #e511bc

Square

  1. #bce511
  2. #11e5a4
  3. #3a11e5
  4. #e51152

Monochromatic

  1. #475706
  2. #829e0c
  3. #bce511
  4. #d3f250
  5. #e5f798

Shades

#bce511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bce511
  2. #a9ce0f
  3. #96b70e
  4. #84a00c
  5. #71890a
  6. #5e7309
  7. #4b5c07
  8. #384505
  9. #262e03
  10. #131702
  11. #000000

Tints

#bce511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bce511
  2. #c3e829
  3. #c9ea41
  4. #d0ed58
  5. #d7ef70
  6. #def288
  7. #e4f5a0
  8. #ebf7b8
  9. #f2facf
  10. #f8fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bce511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bce511
  2. #b6db1c
  3. #b0d127
  4. #aac732
  5. #a4bd3d
  6. #9eb349
  7. #98a854
  8. #929e5f
  9. #8c946a
  10. #868a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccdcaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdc29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3de9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bce511 {
  color: #bce511;
}
Background
.bg-bce511 {
  background-color: #bce511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bce511 {
  border: 2px solid #bce511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bce511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 229 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bce511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bce511, #52e511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bce511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 229 17 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.15 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.65 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.55 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.62 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.96 #431aee Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bce511  rgb(188, 229, 17)  hsl(72, 86%, 48%)  Pear
#3a11e5  rgb(58, 17, 229)  hsl(252, 86%, 48%)  Blue
#11bce5  rgb(17, 188, 229)  hsl(192, 86%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e511bc  rgb(229, 17, 188)  hsl(312, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink