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#BFDB17

#bfdb17 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfdb17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.618

Complementary

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #3317db

Split complementary

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #175ddb
  3. #9517db

Analogous

  1. #db9517
  2. #bfdb17
  3. #5ddb17

Triadic

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #17bfdb
  3. #db17bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #17db33
  3. #3317db
  4. #db17bf

Square

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #17db95
  3. #3317db
  4. #db175d

Monochromatic

  1. #465108
  2. #839610
  3. #bfdb17
  4. #d7ed52
  5. #e7f497

Shades

#bfdb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #acc515
  3. #99af12
  4. #869910
  5. #73830e
  6. #606e0c
  7. #4c5809
  8. #394207
  9. #262c05
  10. #131602
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfdb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #c5df2e
  3. #cce245
  4. #d2e65d
  5. #d9e974
  6. #dfed8b
  7. #e5f1a2
  8. #ecf4b9
  9. #f2f8d1
  10. #f9fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfdb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfdb17
  2. #b9d222
  3. #b2c92c
  4. #acc037
  5. #a6b741
  6. #a0ae4c
  7. #99a456
  8. #939b61
  9. #8d926b
  10. #868976
  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 #c8d3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbcebb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6d495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfdb17 {
  color: #bfdb17;
}
Background
.bg-bfdb17 {
  background-color: #bfdb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfdb17 {
  border: 2px solid #bfdb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfdb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 219 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfdb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfdb17, #5ddb17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfdb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 219 23 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.05 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.90 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.23 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.25 #4024e8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Pear
#bfdb17  rgb(191, 219, 23)  hsl(69, 81%, 47%)  Pear
#3317db  rgb(51, 23, 219)  hsl(249, 81%, 47%)  Blue
#17bfdb  rgb(23, 191, 219)  hsl(189, 81%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#db17bf  rgb(219, 23, 191)  hsl(309, 81%, 47%)  Shocking Pink