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#BFE309

#bfe309 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfe309 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, 89.02% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.04% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 69.91°, with 92.37% saturation and 46.27% 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 14.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.6603

Complementary

  1. #bfe309
  2. #2d09e3

Split complementary

  1. #bfe309
  2. #0952e3
  3. #9a09e3

Analogous

  1. #e39a09
  2. #bfe309
  3. #52e309

Triadic

  1. #bfe309
  2. #09bfe3
  3. #e309bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfe309
  2. #09e32d
  3. #2d09e3
  4. #e309bf

Square

  1. #bfe309
  2. #09e39a
  3. #2d09e3
  4. #e30952

Monochromatic

  1. #435003
  2. #819906
  3. #bfe309
  4. #d9f741
  5. #e8fa8b

Shades

#bfe309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfe309
  2. #accc08
  3. #99b607
  4. #869f06
  5. #738805
  6. #607205
  7. #4c5b04
  8. #394403
  9. #262d02
  10. #131701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfe309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfe309
  2. #c5e622
  3. #cce93a
  4. #d2eb53
  5. #d9ee6b
  6. #dff184
  7. #e5f49d
  8. #ecf7b5
  9. #f2f9ce
  10. #f9fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfe309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfe309
  2. #b9d915
  3. #b2cf21
  4. #acc52d
  5. #a6bb39
  6. #a0b245
  7. #99a850
  8. #939e5c
  9. #8d9468
  10. #868a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccdaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbd6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddb25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6db9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfe309 {
  color: #bfe309;
}
Background
.bg-bfe309 {
  background-color: #bfe309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfe309 {
  border: 2px solid #bfe309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfe309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 227 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfe309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfe309, #52e309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfe309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 227 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.70 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.96 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.52 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.63 #401cf6 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfe309  rgb(191, 227, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 46%)  Pear
#2d09e3  rgb(45, 9, 227)  hsl(250, 92%, 46%)  Blue
#09bfe3  rgb(9, 191, 227)  hsl(190, 92%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e309bf  rgb(227, 9, 191)  hsl(310, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink