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#BFDB12

#bfdb12 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfdb12 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.88% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 68.36°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.6178

Complementary

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #2e12db

Split complementary

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #125adb
  3. #9312db

Analogous

  1. #db9312
  2. #bfdb12
  3. #5adb12

Triadic

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #12bfdb
  3. #db12bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #12db2e
  3. #2e12db
  4. #db12bf

Square

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #12db93
  3. #2e12db
  4. #db125a

Monochromatic

  1. #444e06
  2. #81940c
  3. #bfdb12
  4. #d9f049
  5. #e8f690

Shades

#bfdb12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #acc510
  3. #99af0e
  4. #86990d
  5. #73830b
  6. #606e09
  7. #4c5807
  8. #394205
  9. #262c04
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdb12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #c5df2a
  3. #cce241
  4. #d2e659
  5. #d9e971
  6. #dfed89
  7. #e5f1a0
  8. #ecf4b8
  9. #f2f8d0
  10. #f9fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdb12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdb12
  2. #b9d21d
  3. #b2c928
  4. #acc033
  5. #a6b73e
  6. #a0ae49
  7. #99a454
  8. #939b5f
  9. #8d926a
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbcebb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6d495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdb12 {
  color: #bfdb12;
}
Background
.bg-bfdb12 {
  background-color: #bfdb12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdb12 {
  border: 2px solid #bfdb12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdb12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdb12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdb12, #5adb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdb12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 18 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.21 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.34 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.99 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.37 #4024ed Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pear
#bfdb12  rgb(191, 219, 18)  hsl(68, 85%, 46%)  Pear
#2e12db  rgb(46, 18, 219)  hsl(248, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#12bfdb  rgb(18, 191, 219)  hsl(188, 85%, 46%)  Sky Blue
#db12bf  rgb(219, 18, 191)  hsl(308, 85%, 46%)  Shocking Pink