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#BDCD2E

#bdcd2e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdcd2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 66.04°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5468

Complementary

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #3e2ecd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #2e6ecd
  3. #8e2ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8e2e
  2. #bdcd2e
  3. #6ecd2e

Triadic

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #2ebdcd
  3. #cd2ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #2ecd3e
  3. #3e2ecd
  4. #cd2ebd

Square

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #2ecd8e
  3. #3e2ecd
  4. #cd2e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5012
  2. #838f20
  3. #bdcd2e
  4. #d2de6a
  5. #e5eca8

Shades

#bdcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #aab929
  3. #97a425
  4. #849020
  5. #717b1c
  6. #5f6717
  7. #4c5212
  8. #393e0e
  9. #262909
  10. #131505
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #c4d243
  3. #cad758
  4. #d1dc6d
  5. #d7e182
  6. #dee697
  7. #e5ebab
  8. #ebf0c0
  9. #f2f5d5
  10. #f8faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcd2e
  2. #b7c536
  3. #b1be3e
  4. #abb647
  5. #a5ae4f
  6. #9fa757
  7. #989f5f
  8. #929767
  9. #8c8f70
  10. #868878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9c1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c718 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c68e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcd2e {
  color: #bdcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-bdcd2e {
  background-color: #bdcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #bdcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcd2e, #6ecd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.20 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.54 #4232d1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Pear
#bdcd2e  rgb(189, 205, 46)  hsl(66, 63%, 49%)  Pear
#3e2ecd  rgb(62, 46, 205)  hsl(246, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ebdcd  rgb(46, 189, 205)  hsl(186, 63%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd2ebd  rgb(205, 46, 189)  hsl(306, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid