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#BFC905

#bfc905 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfc905 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.82% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.51% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 63.06°, with 95.15% saturation and 40.39% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.5286

Complementary

  1. #bfc905
  2. #0f05c9

Split complementary

  1. #bfc905
  2. #055dc9
  3. #7105c9

Analogous

  1. #c97105
  2. #bfc905
  3. #5dc905

Triadic

  1. #bfc905
  2. #05bfc9
  3. #c905bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc905
  2. #05c90f
  3. #0f05c9
  4. #c905bf

Square

  1. #bfc905
  2. #05c971
  3. #0f05c9
  4. #c9055d

Monochromatic

  1. #313401
  2. #787e03
  3. #bfc905
  4. #eef921
  5. #f4fb6c

Shades

#bfc905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc905
  2. #acb505
  3. #99a104
  4. #868d04
  5. #737903
  6. #606503
  7. #4c5002
  8. #393c02
  9. #262801
  10. #131401
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc905
  2. #c5ce1e
  3. #ccd437
  4. #d2d950
  5. #d9df69
  6. #dfe482
  7. #e5e99b
  8. #ecefb4
  9. #f2f4cd
  10. #f9fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc905
  2. #b9c211
  3. #b2ba1e
  4. #acb32a
  5. #a6ac36
  6. #a0a543
  7. #999d4f
  8. #93965b
  9. #8d8f67
  10. #868774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdbcab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc905 {
  color: #bfc905;
}
Background
.bg-bfc905 {
  background-color: #bfc905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc905 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 201 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc905, #5dc905);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 201 5 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.20 #4036fa Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfc905  rgb(191, 201, 5)  hsl(63, 95%, 40%)  Pear
#0f05c9  rgb(15, 5, 201)  hsl(243, 95%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#05bfc9  rgb(5, 191, 201)  hsl(183, 95%, 40%)  Dark Turquoise
#c905bf  rgb(201, 5, 191)  hsl(303, 95%, 40%)  Medium Orchid