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#BFCA0F

#bfca0f ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfca0f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.22% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.57% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 63.53°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5335

Complementary

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #1a0fca

Split complementary

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #0f61ca
  3. #780fca

Analogous

  1. #ca780f
  2. #bfca0f
  3. #61ca0f

Triadic

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #0fbfca
  3. #ca0fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #0fca1a
  3. #1a0fca
  4. #ca0fbf

Square

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #0fca78
  3. #1a0fca
  4. #ca0f61

Monochromatic

  1. #383c04
  2. #7c830a
  3. #bfca0f
  4. #e5f035
  5. #eef57d

Shades

#bfca0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #acb60e
  3. #99a20c
  4. #868d0b
  5. #737909
  6. #606508
  7. #4c5106
  8. #393d05
  9. #262803
  10. #131402
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfca0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #c5cf27
  3. #ccd53f
  4. #d2da57
  5. #d9df6f
  6. #dfe587
  7. #e5ea9f
  8. #ecefb7
  9. #f2f4cf
  10. #f9fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfca0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfca0f
  2. #b9c31a
  3. #b2bb26
  4. #acb431
  5. #a6ac3c
  6. #a0a548
  7. #999e53
  8. #93965e
  9. #8d8f69
  10. #868775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c59a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac32b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdbdac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c622 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfca0f {
  color: #bfca0f;
}
Background
.bg-bfca0f {
  background-color: #bfca0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfca0f {
  border: 2px solid #bfca0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfca0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 202 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfca0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfca0f, #61ca0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfca0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 202 15 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.08 #4035f0 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfca0f  rgb(191, 202, 15)  hsl(64, 86%, 43%)  Pear
#1a0fca  rgb(26, 15, 202)  hsl(244, 86%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0fbfca  rgb(15, 191, 202)  hsl(184, 86%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise
#ca0fbf  rgb(202, 15, 191)  hsl(304, 86%, 43%)  Medium Orchid