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#BDC724

#bdc724 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdc724 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 78.04% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.91% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 63.68°, with 69.36% saturation and 46.08% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.5179

Complementary

  1. #bdc724
  2. #2e24c7

Split complementary

  1. #bdc724
  2. #246cc7
  3. #8024c7

Analogous

  1. #c78024
  2. #bdc724
  3. #6cc724

Triadic

  1. #bdc724
  2. #24bdc7
  3. #c724bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc724
  2. #24c72e
  3. #2e24c7
  4. #c724bd

Square

  1. #bdc724
  2. #24c780
  3. #2e24c7
  4. #c7246c

Monochromatic

  1. #42450d
  2. #7f8618
  3. #bdc724
  4. #d8e157
  5. #e7ec98

Shades

#bdc724 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc724
  2. #aab320
  3. #979f1d
  4. #848b19
  5. #717716
  6. #5f6412
  7. #4c500e
  8. #393c0b
  9. #262807
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc724 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc724
  2. #c4cd3a
  3. #cad250
  4. #d1d866
  5. #d7dd7c
  6. #dee392
  7. #e5e9a7
  8. #ebeebd
  9. #f2f4d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc724 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc724
  2. #b7c02d
  3. #b1b936
  4. #abb240
  5. #a5ab49
  6. #9fa452
  7. #989c5b
  8. #929564
  9. #8c8e6e
  10. #868777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabbaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc102 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc724 {
  color: #bdc724;
}
Background
.bg-bdc724 {
  background-color: #bdc724;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc724 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc724;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc724;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 199 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc724 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc724, #6cc724);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc724 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 199 36 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.36 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.30 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.42 #4238db Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Pear
#bdc724  rgb(189, 199, 36)  hsl(64, 69%, 46%)  Pear
#2e24c7  rgb(46, 36, 199)  hsl(244, 69%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#24bdc7  rgb(36, 189, 199)  hsl(184, 69%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#c724bd  rgb(199, 36, 189)  hsl(304, 69%, 46%)  Medium Orchid