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#BEC60A

#bec60a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bec60a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 77.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.95% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 62.55°, with 90.38% saturation and 40.78% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.5136

Complementary

  1. #bec60a
  2. #120ac6

Split complementary

  1. #bec60a
  2. #0a60c6
  3. #700ac6

Analogous

  1. #c6700a
  2. #bec60a
  3. #60c60a

Triadic

  1. #bec60a
  2. #0abec6
  3. #c60abe

Tetradic

  1. #bec60a
  2. #0ac612
  3. #120ac6
  4. #c60abe

Square

  1. #bec60a
  2. #0ac670
  3. #120ac6
  4. #c60a60

Monochromatic

  1. #323403
  2. #787d06
  3. #bec60a
  4. #ebf428
  5. #f2f871

Shades

#bec60a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec60a
  2. #abb209
  3. #989e08
  4. #858b07
  5. #727706
  6. #5f6305
  7. #4c4f04
  8. #393b03
  9. #262802
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec60a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec60a
  2. #c5cc23
  3. #cbd13b
  4. #d2d754
  5. #d8dd6c
  6. #dfe385
  7. #e5e89d
  8. #eceeb6
  9. #f2f4ce
  10. #f9f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec60a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec60a
  2. #b8bf16
  3. #b2b822
  4. #abb12d
  5. #a5aa39
  6. #9fa345
  7. #999c51
  8. #93955d
  9. #8c8e68
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c028 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec60a {
  color: #bec60a;
}
Background
.bg-bec60a {
  background-color: #bec60a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec60a {
  border: 2px solid #bec60a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec60a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 198 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec60a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec60a, #60c60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec60a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 198 10 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.25 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.26 #4139f5 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Pear
#bec60a  rgb(190, 198, 10)  hsl(63, 90%, 41%)  Pear
#120ac6  rgb(18, 10, 198)  hsl(243, 90%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0abec6  rgb(10, 190, 198)  hsl(183, 90%, 41%)  Dark Turquoise
#c60abe  rgb(198, 10, 190)  hsl(303, 90%, 41%)  Dark Orchid