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#BDCD09

#bdcd09 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdcd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 64.9°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.545

Complementary

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #1909cd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #095bcd
  3. #7b09cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7b09
  2. #bdcd09
  3. #5bcd09

Triadic

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #09bdcd
  3. #cd09bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #09cd19
  3. #1909cd
  4. #cd09bd

Square

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #09cd7b
  3. #1909cd
  4. #cd095b

Monochromatic

  1. #363a03
  2. #798406
  3. #bdcd09
  4. #e5f62d
  5. #eef976

Shades

#bdcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #aab908
  3. #97a407
  4. #849006
  5. #717b05
  6. #5f6705
  7. #4c5204
  8. #393e03
  9. #262902
  10. #131501
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #c4d222
  3. #cad73a
  4. #d1dc53
  5. #d7e16b
  6. #dee684
  7. #e5eb9d
  8. #ebf0b5
  9. #f2f5ce
  10. #f8fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcd09
  2. #b7c515
  3. #b1be21
  4. #abb62d
  5. #a5ae39
  6. #9fa745
  7. #989f50
  8. #92975c
  9. #8c8f68
  10. #868874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cac0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcd09 {
  color: #bdcd09;
}
Background
.bg-bdcd09 {
  background-color: #bdcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcd09, #5bcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.53 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.10 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.19 #4232f6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bdcd09  rgb(189, 205, 9)  hsl(65, 92%, 42%)  Pear
#1909cd  rgb(25, 9, 205)  hsl(245, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09bdcd  rgb(9, 189, 205)  hsl(185, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd09bd  rgb(205, 9, 189)  hsl(305, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid