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#BFCD16

#bfcd16 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfcd16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.39% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 64.59°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.548

Complementary

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #2416cd

Split complementary

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #1664cd
  3. #8016cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8016
  2. #bfcd16
  3. #64cd16

Triadic

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #16bfcd
  3. #cd16bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #16cd24
  3. #2416cd
  4. #cd16bf

Square

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #16cd80
  3. #2416cd
  4. #cd1664

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4307
  2. #7f880f
  3. #bfcd16
  4. #deeb45
  5. #eaf28a

Shades

#bfcd16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #acb914
  3. #99a412
  4. #86900f
  5. #737b0d
  6. #60670b
  7. #4c5209
  8. #393e07
  9. #262904
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcd16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #c5d22d
  3. #ccd745
  4. #d2dc5c
  5. #d9e173
  6. #dfe68b
  7. #e5eba2
  8. #ecf0b9
  9. #f2f5d0
  10. #f9fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcd16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #b9c521
  3. #b2be2b
  4. #acb636
  5. #a6ae40
  6. #a0a74b
  7. #999f56
  8. #939760
  9. #8d8f6b
  10. #868875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c79c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccc0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcd16 {
  color: #bfcd16;
}
Background
.bg-bfcd16 {
  background-color: #bfcd16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcd16 {
  border: 2px solid #bfcd16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcd16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 205 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcd16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcd16, #64cd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcd16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 205 22 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.46 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.05 #4032e9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfcd16  rgb(191, 205, 22)  hsl(65, 81%, 45%)  Pear
#2416cd  rgb(36, 22, 205)  hsl(245, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#16bfcd  rgb(22, 191, 205)  hsl(185, 81%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd16bf  rgb(205, 22, 191)  hsl(305, 81%, 45%)  Medium Orchid