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#BEC331

#bec331 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bec331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 62.05°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 7.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.502

Complementary

  1. #bec331
  2. #3631c3

Split complementary

  1. #bec331
  2. #3175c3
  3. #7f31c3

Analogous

  1. #c37f31
  2. #bec331
  3. #75c331

Triadic

  1. #bec331
  2. #31bec3
  3. #c331be

Tetradic

  1. #bec331
  2. #31c336
  3. #3631c3
  4. #c331be

Square

  1. #bec331
  2. #31c37f
  3. #3631c3
  4. #c33175

Monochromatic

  1. #474912
  2. #828622
  3. #bec331
  4. #d5d968
  5. #e6e8a5

Shades

#bec331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec331
  2. #abb02c
  3. #989c27
  4. #858922
  5. #72751d
  6. #5f6219
  7. #4c4e14
  8. #393b0f
  9. #26270a
  10. #131405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec331
  2. #c5c946
  3. #cbcf5a
  4. #d2d56f
  5. #d8db83
  6. #dfe198
  7. #e5e7ad
  8. #ecedc1
  9. #f2f3d6
  10. #f9f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec331
  2. #b8bc39
  3. #b2b641
  4. #abaf49
  5. #a5a851
  6. #9fa259
  7. #999b60
  8. #939468
  9. #8c8d70
  10. #868778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbf98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabe20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc039 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec331 {
  color: #bec331;
}
Background
.bg-bec331 {
  background-color: #bec331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec331 {
  border: 2px solid #bec331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec331, #75c331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.60 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.93 #413cce Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Pear
#bec331  rgb(190, 195, 49)  hsl(62, 60%, 48%)  Pear
#3631c3  rgb(54, 49, 195)  hsl(242, 60%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#31bec3  rgb(49, 190, 195)  hsl(182, 60%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c331be  rgb(195, 49, 190)  hsl(302, 60%, 48%)  Medium Orchid