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#BDCA0B

#bdca0b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdca0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 79.22% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.55% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 64.08°, with 89.67% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.5308

Complementary

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #180bca

Split complementary

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #0b5eca
  3. #770bca

Analogous

  1. #ca770b
  2. #bdca0b
  3. #5eca0b

Triadic

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #0bbdca
  3. #ca0bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #0bca18
  3. #180bca
  4. #ca0bbd

Square

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #0bca77
  3. #180bca
  4. #ca0b5e

Monochromatic

  1. #353903
  2. #798107
  3. #bdca0b
  4. #e6f42e
  5. #eff876

Shades

#bdca0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #aab60a
  3. #97a209
  4. #848d08
  5. #717907
  6. #5f6506
  7. #4c5104
  8. #393d03
  9. #262802
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdca0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #c4cf23
  3. #cad53c
  4. #d1da54
  5. #d7df6d
  6. #dee585
  7. #e5ea9d
  8. #ebefb6
  9. #f2f4ce
  10. #f8fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdca0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdca0b
  2. #b7c317
  3. #b1bb22
  4. #abb42e
  5. #a5ac3a
  6. #9fa546
  7. #989e51
  8. #92965d
  9. #8c8f69
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabdac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdca0b {
  color: #bdca0b;
}
Background
.bg-bdca0b {
  background-color: #bdca0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdca0b {
  border: 2px solid #bdca0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdca0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 202 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdca0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdca0b, #5eca0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdca0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 202 11 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.12 #4235f4 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pear
#bdca0b  rgb(189, 202, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#180bca  rgb(24, 11, 202)  hsl(244, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0bbdca  rgb(11, 189, 202)  hsl(184, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#ca0bbd  rgb(202, 11, 189)  hsl(304, 90%, 42%)  Medium Orchid