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#bfcb2a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfcb2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.61% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 64.47°, with 65.71% saturation and 48.04% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.5396

Complementary

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #362acb

Split complementary

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #2a6fcb
  3. #862acb

Analogous

  1. #cb862a
  2. #bfcb2a
  3. #6fcb2a

Triadic

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #2abfcb
  3. #cb2abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #2acb36
  3. #362acb
  4. #cb2abf

Square

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #2acb86
  3. #362acb
  4. #cb2a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #484c10
  2. #838c1d
  3. #bfcb2a
  4. #d5df63
  5. #e6eca2

Shades

#bfcb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #acb726
  3. #99a222
  4. #868e1d
  5. #737a19
  6. #606615
  7. #4c5111
  8. #393d0d
  9. #262908
  10. #131404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #c5d03f
  3. #ccd555
  4. #d2db6a
  5. #d9e07f
  6. #dfe595
  7. #e5eaaa
  8. #ecefbf
  9. #f2f5d4
  10. #f9faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcb2a
  2. #b9c433
  3. #b2bc3b
  4. #acb544
  5. #a6ad4c
  6. #a0a655
  7. #999e5e
  8. #939766
  9. #8d8f6f
  10. #868877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccbfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c511 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcb2a {
  color: #bfcb2a;
}
Background
.bg-bfcb2a {
  background-color: #bfcb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcb2a {
  border: 2px solid #bfcb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 203 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcb2a, #6fcb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 203 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.41 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.08 #4034d5 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfcb2a  rgb(191, 203, 42)  hsl(64, 66%, 48%)  Pear
#362acb  rgb(54, 42, 203)  hsl(244, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2abfcb  rgb(42, 191, 203)  hsl(184, 66%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#cb2abf  rgb(203, 42, 191)  hsl(304, 66%, 48%)  Medium Orchid