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#BEC62B

#bec62b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bec62b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.28% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 63.1°, with 64.32% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5151

Complementary

  1. #bec62b
  2. #332bc6

Split complementary

  1. #bec62b
  2. #2b70c6
  3. #802bc6

Analogous

  1. #c6802b
  2. #bec62b
  3. #70c62b

Triadic

  1. #bec62b
  2. #2bbec6
  3. #c62bbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec62b
  2. #2bc633
  3. #332bc6
  4. #c62bbe

Square

  1. #bec62b
  2. #2bc680
  3. #332bc6
  4. #c62b70

Monochromatic

  1. #454810
  2. #82871d
  3. #bec62b
  4. #d6dd61
  5. #e6eaa0

Shades

#bec62b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec62b
  2. #abb227
  3. #989e22
  4. #858b1e
  5. #72771a
  6. #5f6316
  7. #4c4f11
  8. #393b0d
  9. #262809
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec62b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec62b
  2. #c5cc40
  3. #cbd155
  4. #d2d76b
  5. #d8dd80
  6. #dfe395
  7. #e5e8aa
  8. #eceebf
  9. #f2f4d5
  10. #f9f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec62b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec62b
  2. #b8bf34
  3. #b2b83c
  4. #abb145
  5. #a5aa4d
  6. #9fa356
  7. #999c5e
  8. #939567
  9. #8c8e6f
  10. #868778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc015 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc234 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec62b {
  color: #bec62b;
}
Background
.bg-bec62b {
  background-color: #bec62b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec62b {
  border: 2px solid #bec62b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec62b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 198 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec62b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec62b, #70c62b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec62b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 198 43 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.47 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.57 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.33 #4139d4 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Pear
#bec62b  rgb(190, 198, 43)  hsl(63, 64%, 47%)  Pear
#332bc6  rgb(51, 43, 198)  hsl(243, 64%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2bbec6  rgb(43, 190, 198)  hsl(183, 64%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#c62bbe  rgb(198, 43, 190)  hsl(303, 64%, 47%)  Medium Orchid