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#BEC72A

#bec72a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bec72a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 78.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.89% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 63.44°, with 65.15% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5196

Complementary

  1. #bec72a
  2. #332ac7

Split complementary

  1. #bec72a
  2. #2a6fc7
  3. #812ac7

Analogous

  1. #c7812a
  2. #bec72a
  3. #6fc72a

Triadic

  1. #bec72a
  2. #2abec7
  3. #c72abe

Tetradic

  1. #bec72a
  2. #2ac733
  3. #332ac7
  4. #c72abe

Square

  1. #bec72a
  2. #2ac781
  3. #332ac7
  4. #c72a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #45490f
  2. #82881d
  3. #bec72a
  4. #d6dd60
  5. #e6eb9f

Shades

#bec72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec72a
  2. #abb326
  3. #989f22
  4. #858b1d
  5. #727719
  6. #5f6415
  7. #4c5011
  8. #393c0d
  9. #262808
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec72a
  2. #c5cd3f
  3. #cbd255
  4. #d2d86a
  5. #d8dd7f
  6. #dfe395
  7. #e5e9aa
  8. #eceebf
  9. #f2f4d4
  10. #f9f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec72a
  2. #b8c033
  3. #b2b93b
  4. #abb244
  5. #a5ab4c
  6. #9fa455
  7. #999c5e
  8. #939566
  9. #8c8e6f
  10. #868777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec29a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbbaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc112 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6c089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec72a {
  color: #bec72a;
}
Background
.bg-bec72a {
  background-color: #bec72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec72a {
  border: 2px solid #bec72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 199 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec72a, #6fc72a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 199 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.23 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.35 #4138d5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Pear
#bec72a  rgb(190, 199, 42)  hsl(63, 65%, 47%)  Pear
#332ac7  rgb(51, 42, 199)  hsl(243, 65%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2abec7  rgb(42, 190, 199)  hsl(183, 65%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#c72abe  rgb(199, 42, 190)  hsl(303, 65%, 47%)  Medium Orchid