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#BDC408

#bdc408 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdc408 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.86% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.92% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 62.23°, with 92.16% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.5032

Complementary

  1. #bdc408
  2. #0f08c4

Split complementary

  1. #bdc408
  2. #085fc4
  3. #6d08c4

Analogous

  1. #c46d08
  2. #bdc408
  3. #5fc408

Triadic

  1. #bdc408
  2. #08bdc4
  3. #c408bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc408
  2. #08c40f
  3. #0f08c4
  4. #c408bd

Square

  1. #bdc408
  2. #08c46d
  3. #0f08c4
  4. #c4085f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3102
  2. #767b05
  3. #bdc408
  4. #eef622
  5. #f4f96c

Shades

#bdc408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc408
  2. #aab007
  3. #979d06
  4. #848906
  5. #717605
  6. #5f6204
  7. #4c4e03
  8. #393b02
  9. #262702
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc408
  2. #c4ca21
  3. #cad039
  4. #d1d652
  5. #d7dc6b
  6. #dee284
  7. #e5e79c
  8. #ebedb5
  9. #f2f3ce
  10. #f8f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc408
  2. #b7bd14
  3. #b1b620
  4. #abb02c
  5. #a5a938
  6. #9fa244
  7. #989b50
  8. #92945c
  9. #8c8e68
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbe00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc01e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc408 {
  color: #bdc408;
}
Background
.bg-bdc408 {
  background-color: #bdc408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc408 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 196 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc408, #5fc408);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 196 8 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.14 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.70 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.37 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.42 #423bf7 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pear
#bdc408  rgb(189, 196, 8)  hsl(62, 92%, 40%)  Pear
#0f08c4  rgb(15, 8, 196)  hsl(242, 92%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#08bdc4  rgb(8, 189, 196)  hsl(182, 92%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#c408bd  rgb(196, 8, 189)  hsl(302, 92%, 40%)  Dark Orchid