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#BCE601

#bce601 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bce601 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, 90.2% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 71°, with 99.13% saturation and 45.29% 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.6729

Complementary

  1. #bce601
  2. #2b01e6

Split complementary

  1. #bce601
  2. #014ae6
  3. #9d01e6

Analogous

  1. #e69d01
  2. #bce601
  3. #4ae601

Triadic

  1. #bce601
  2. #01bce6
  3. #e601bc

Tetradic

  1. #bce601
  2. #01e62b
  3. #2b01e6
  4. #e601bc

Square

  1. #bce601
  2. #01e69d
  3. #2b01e6
  4. #e6014a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4e00
  2. #7e9a01
  3. #bce601
  4. #d9fe35
  5. #e8fe82

Shades

#bce601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bce601
  2. #a9cf01
  3. #96b801
  4. #84a101
  5. #718a01
  6. #5e7301
  7. #4b5c00
  8. #384500
  9. #262e00
  10. #131700
  11. #000000

Tints

#bce601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bce601
  2. #c3e91a
  3. #c9eb34
  4. #d0ee4d
  5. #d7f067
  6. #def380
  7. #e4f599
  8. #ebf8b3
  9. #f2facc
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bce601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bce601
  2. #b6dc0e
  3. #b0d21a
  4. #aac727
  5. #a4bd34
  6. #9eb341
  7. #98a94d
  8. #929f5a
  9. #8c9467
  10. #868a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccddaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7d9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0dd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3df9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bce601 {
  color: #bce601;
}
Background
.bg-bce601 {
  background-color: #bce601;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bce601 {
  border: 2px solid #bce601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bce601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 230 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bce601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bce601, #4ae601);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bce601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 230 1 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.28 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.31 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.60 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.83 #4319fe Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#bce601  rgb(188, 230, 1)  hsl(71, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#2b01e6  rgb(43, 1, 230)  hsl(251, 99%, 45%)  Blue
#01bce6  rgb(1, 188, 230)  hsl(191, 99%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e601bc  rgb(230, 1, 188)  hsl(311, 99%, 45%)  Shocking Pink