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#B9C00A

#b9c00a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9c00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 62.31°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 8.12.

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Relative luminance0.4804

Complementary

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #110ac0

Split complementary

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #0a5ec0
  3. #6c0ac0

Analogous

  1. #c06c0a
  2. #b9c00a
  3. #5ec00a

Triadic

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #0ab9c0
  3. #c00ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #0ac011
  3. #110ac0
  4. #c00ab9

Square

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #0ac06c
  3. #110ac0
  4. #c00a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2f02
  2. #737706
  3. #b9c00a
  4. #ecf423
  5. #f2f76c

Shades

#b9c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #a7ad09
  3. #949a08
  4. #828607
  5. #6f7306
  6. #5d6005
  7. #4a4d04
  8. #383a03
  9. #252602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #c0c623
  3. #c7cd3b
  4. #ced354
  5. #d5d96c
  6. #dce085
  7. #e3e69d
  8. #eaecb6
  9. #f1f2ce
  10. #f8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9c00a
  2. #b3ba16
  3. #aeb322
  4. #a8ad2d
  5. #a2a639
  6. #9da045
  7. #979a51
  8. #91935d
  9. #8b8d68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bb92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bc1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9c00a {
  color: #b9c00a;
}
Background
.bg-b9c00a {
  background-color: #b9c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9c00a {
  border: 2px solid #b9c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9c00a, #5ec00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.40 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.64 #463ff5 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Pear
#b9c00a  rgb(185, 192, 10)  hsl(62, 90%, 40%)  Pear
#110ac0  rgb(17, 10, 192)  hsl(242, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0ab9c0  rgb(10, 185, 192)  hsl(182, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#c00ab9  rgb(192, 10, 185)  hsl(302, 90%, 40%)  Dark Orchid