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#BFCD09

#bfcd09 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfcd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 64.29°, with 91.59% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.5476

Complementary

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #1709cd

Split complementary

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #095dcd
  3. #7909cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7909
  2. #bfcd09
  3. #5dcd09

Triadic

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #09bfcd
  3. #cd09bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #09cd17
  3. #1709cd
  4. #cd09bf

Square

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #09cd79
  3. #1709cd
  4. #cd095d

Monochromatic

  1. #363a03
  2. #7b8406
  3. #bfcd09
  4. #e7f62d
  5. #f0f976

Shades

#bfcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #acb908
  3. #99a407
  4. #869006
  5. #737b05
  6. #606705
  7. #4c5204
  8. #393e03
  9. #262902
  10. #131501
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #c5d222
  3. #ccd73a
  4. #d2dc53
  5. #d9e16b
  6. #dfe684
  7. #e5eb9d
  8. #ecf0b5
  9. #f2f5ce
  10. #f9fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcd09
  2. #b9c515
  3. #b2be21
  4. #acb62d
  5. #a6ae39
  6. #a0a745
  7. #999f50
  8. #93975c
  9. #8d8f68
  10. #868874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccc0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcd09 {
  color: #bfcd09;
}
Background
.bg-bfcd09 {
  background-color: #bfcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #bfcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcd09, #5dcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.77 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.25 #4032f6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfcd09  rgb(191, 205, 9)  hsl(64, 92%, 42%)  Pear
#1709cd  rgb(23, 9, 205)  hsl(244, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09bfcd  rgb(9, 191, 205)  hsl(184, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd09bf  rgb(205, 9, 191)  hsl(304, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid