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#BEC72D

#bec72d ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bec72d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.39% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 63.51°, with 63.11% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5198

Complementary

  1. #bec72d
  2. #362dc7

Split complementary

  1. #bec72d
  2. #2d71c7
  3. #832dc7

Analogous

  1. #c7832d
  2. #bec72d
  3. #71c72d

Triadic

  1. #bec72d
  2. #2dbec7
  3. #c72dbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec72d
  2. #2dc736
  3. #362dc7
  4. #c72dbe

Square

  1. #bec72d
  2. #2dc783
  3. #362dc7
  4. #c72d71

Monochromatic

  1. #474a11
  2. #82891f
  3. #bec72d
  4. #d5dc64
  5. #e6eaa3

Shades

#bec72d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec72d
  2. #abb329
  3. #989f24
  4. #858b20
  5. #72771b
  6. #5f6417
  7. #4c5012
  8. #393c0e
  9. #262809
  10. #131405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec72d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec72d
  2. #c5cd42
  3. #cbd257
  4. #d2d86c
  5. #d8dd81
  6. #dfe396
  7. #e5e9ab
  8. #eceec0
  9. #f2f4d5
  10. #f9f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec72d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec72d
  2. #b8c035
  3. #b2b93e
  4. #abb246
  5. #a5ab4e
  6. #9fa457
  7. #999c5f
  8. #939567
  9. #8c8e6f
  10. #868778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 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 #d6c03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbbab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6c08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec72d {
  color: #bec72d;
}
Background
.bg-bec72d {
  background-color: #bec72d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec72d {
  border: 2px solid #bec72d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec72d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 199 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec72d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec72d, #71c72d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec72d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 199 45 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.72 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.41 #4138d2 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Pear
#bec72d  rgb(190, 199, 45)  hsl(64, 63%, 48%)  Pear
#362dc7  rgb(54, 45, 199)  hsl(244, 63%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2dbec7  rgb(45, 190, 199)  hsl(184, 63%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#c72dbe  rgb(199, 45, 190)  hsl(304, 63%, 48%)  Medium Orchid