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#C8EA3E

#c8ea3e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ea3e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 91.76% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.5% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 71.86°, with 80.37% saturation and 58.04% 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 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.7147

Complementary

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #603eea

Split complementary

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #3e72ea
  3. #b63eea

Analogous

  1. #eab63e
  2. #c8ea3e
  3. #72ea3e

Triadic

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #3ec8ea
  3. #ea3ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #3eea60
  3. #603eea
  4. #ea3ec8

Square

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #3eeab6
  3. #603eea
  4. #ea3e72

Monochromatic

  1. #6a810e
  2. #a3c616
  3. #c8ea3e
  4. #dcf283
  5. #eff9c8

Shades

#c8ea3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #b4d338
  3. #a0bb32
  4. #8ca42b
  5. #788c25
  6. #64751f
  7. #505e19
  8. #3c4613
  9. #282f0c
  10. #141706
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ea3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #ceec51
  3. #d3ee65
  4. #d9f078
  5. #def28b
  6. #e4f59f
  7. #e9f7b2
  8. #eff9c5
  9. #f4fbd8
  10. #fafdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ea3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ea3e
  2. #c1df45
  3. #bad54b
  4. #b2ca52
  5. #abc058
  6. #a4b55f
  7. #9daa66
  8. #96a06c
  9. #8e9573
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3dec9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e22b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e248 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe3a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ea3e {
  color: #c8ea3e;
}
Background
.bg-c8ea3e {
  background-color: #c8ea3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ea3e {
  border: 2px solid #c8ea3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ea3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 234 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ea3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ea3e, #72ea3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ea3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 234 62 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.92 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.85 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.92 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.06 #3715c1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pear
#c8ea3e  rgb(200, 234, 62)  hsl(72, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#603eea  rgb(96, 62, 234)  hsl(252, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3ec8ea  rgb(62, 200, 234)  hsl(192, 80%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ea3ec8  rgb(234, 62, 200)  hsl(312, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink