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#BFE72A

#bfe72a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfe72a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 90.59% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 72.7°, with 79.75% saturation and 53.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.684

Complementary

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #522ae7

Split complementary

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #2a60e7
  3. #b12ae7

Analogous

  1. #e7b12a
  2. #bfe72a
  3. #60e72a

Triadic

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #2abfe7
  3. #e72abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #2ae752
  3. #522ae7
  4. #e72abf

Square

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #2ae7b1
  3. #522ae7
  4. #e72a60

Monochromatic

  1. #586c0c
  2. #8fb114
  3. #bfe72a
  4. #d4ef6f
  5. #e8f6b4

Shades

#bfe72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #acd026
  3. #99b922
  4. #86a21d
  5. #738b19
  6. #607415
  7. #4c5c11
  8. #39450d
  9. #262e08
  10. #131704
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfe72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #c5e93f
  3. #ccec55
  4. #d2ee6a
  5. #d9f17f
  6. #dff395
  7. #e5f5aa
  8. #ecf8bf
  9. #f2fad4
  10. #f9fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfe72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfe72a
  2. #b9dd33
  3. #b2d23b
  4. #acc844
  5. #a6be4c
  6. #a0b455
  7. #99a95e
  8. #939f66
  9. #8d956f
  10. #868a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d840 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dede38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfe72a {
  color: #bfe72a;
}
Background
.bg-bfe72a {
  background-color: #bfe72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfe72a {
  border: 2px solid #bfe72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfe72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 231 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfe72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfe72a, #60e72a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfe72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 231 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.14 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.33 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.88 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.52 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.82 #4018d5 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pear
#bfe72a  rgb(191, 231, 42)  hsl(73, 80%, 54%)  Pear
#522ae7  rgb(82, 42, 231)  hsl(253, 80%, 54%)  Han Purple
#2abfe7  rgb(42, 191, 231)  hsl(193, 80%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e72abf  rgb(231, 42, 191)  hsl(313, 80%, 54%)  Shocking Pink