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#BFC511

#bfc511 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfc511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 62°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.5105

Complementary

  1. #bfc511
  2. #1711c5

Split complementary

  1. #bfc511
  2. #1165c5
  3. #7111c5

Analogous

  1. #c57111
  2. #bfc511
  3. #65c511

Triadic

  1. #bfc511
  2. #11bfc5
  3. #c511bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc511
  2. #11c517
  3. #1711c5
  4. #c511bf

Square

  1. #bfc511
  2. #11c571
  3. #1711c5
  4. #c51165

Monochromatic

  1. #363805
  2. #7b7f0b
  3. #bfc511
  4. #e7ee35
  5. #f0f47b

Shades

#bfc511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc511
  2. #acb10f
  3. #999e0e
  4. #868a0c
  5. #73760a
  6. #606309
  7. #4c4f07
  8. #393b05
  9. #262703
  10. #131402
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc511
  2. #c5cb29
  3. #ccd141
  4. #d2d658
  5. #d9dc70
  6. #dfe288
  7. #e5e8a0
  8. #eceeb8
  9. #f2f3cf
  10. #f9f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc511
  2. #b9be1c
  3. #b2b727
  4. #acb032
  5. #a6a93d
  6. #a0a349
  7. #999c54
  8. #93955f
  9. #8d8e6a
  10. #868775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc122 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bd85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc511 {
  color: #bfc511;
}
Background
.bg-bfc511 {
  background-color: #bfc511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc511 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc511, #65c511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.35 #403aee Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Pear
#bfc511  rgb(191, 197, 17)  hsl(62, 84%, 42%)  Pear
#1711c5  rgb(23, 17, 197)  hsl(242, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#11bfc5  rgb(17, 191, 197)  hsl(182, 84%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c511bf  rgb(197, 17, 191)  hsl(302, 84%, 42%)  Dark Orchid