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#BCD511

#bcd511 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcd511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.53% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 67.65°, with 85.22% saturation and 45.1% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #bcd511
  2. #2a11d5

Split complementary

  1. #bcd511
  2. #115ad5
  3. #8c11d5

Analogous

  1. #d58c11
  2. #bcd511
  3. #5ad511

Triadic

  1. #bcd511
  2. #11bcd5
  3. #d511bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd511
  2. #11d52a
  3. #2a11d5
  4. #d511bc

Square

  1. #bcd511
  2. #11d58c
  3. #2a11d5
  4. #d5115a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4706
  2. #7d8e0b
  3. #bcd511
  4. #daf043
  5. #e8f689

Shades

#bcd511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd511
  2. #a9c00f
  3. #96aa0e
  4. #84950c
  5. #71800a
  6. #5e6b09
  7. #4b5507
  8. #384005
  9. #262b03
  10. #131502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd511
  2. #c3d929
  3. #c9dd41
  4. #d0e258
  5. #d7e670
  6. #deea88
  7. #e4eea0
  8. #ebf2b8
  9. #f2f7cf
  10. #f8fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd511
  2. #b6cd1c
  3. #b0c427
  4. #aabc32
  5. #a4b33d
  6. #9eab49
  7. #98a254
  8. #929a5f
  9. #8c916a
  10. #868975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ce26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd511 {
  color: #bcd511;
}
Background
.bg-bcd511 {
  background-color: #bcd511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd511 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 85% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd511, #5ad511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.25 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.11 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.29 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 9.32 #432aee Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pear
#bcd511  rgb(188, 213, 17)  hsl(68, 85%, 45%)  Pear
#2a11d5  rgb(42, 17, 213)  hsl(248, 85%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#11bcd5  rgb(17, 188, 213)  hsl(188, 85%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#d511bc  rgb(213, 17, 188)  hsl(308, 85%, 45%)  Shocking Pink