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#C9D00A

#c9d00a ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c9d00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 81.57% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 62.12°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5755

Complementary

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #110ad0

Split complementary

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #0a66d0
  3. #740ad0

Analogous

  1. #d0740a
  2. #c9d00a
  3. #66d00a

Triadic

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #0ac9d0
  3. #d00ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #0ad011
  3. #110ad0
  4. #d00ac9

Square

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #0ad074
  3. #110ad0
  4. #d00a66

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3e03
  2. #828706
  3. #c9d00a
  4. #eef531
  5. #f4f97a

Shades

#c9d00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #b5bb09
  3. #a1a608
  4. #8d9207
  5. #797d06
  6. #656805
  7. #505304
  8. #3c3e03
  9. #282a02
  10. #141501
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9d00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #ced523
  3. #d4d93b
  4. #d9de54
  5. #dfe36c
  6. #e4e885
  7. #e9ec9d
  8. #eff1b6
  9. #f4f6ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9d00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9d00a
  2. #c2c816
  3. #bac022
  4. #b3b82d
  5. #acb039
  6. #a5a845
  7. #9da051
  8. #96985d
  9. #8f9068
  10. #878874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cb9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c2b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cc21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9d00a {
  color: #c9d00a;
}
Background
.bg-c9d00a {
  background-color: #c9d00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9d00a {
  border: 2px solid #c9d00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9d00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 208 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9d00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9d00a, #66d00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9d00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 208 10 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.38 #362ff5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pear
#c9d00a  rgb(201, 208, 10)  hsl(62, 91%, 43%)  Pear
#110ad0  rgb(17, 10, 208)  hsl(242, 91%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0ac9d0  rgb(10, 201, 208)  hsl(182, 91%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise
#d00ac9  rgb(208, 10, 201)  hsl(302, 91%, 43%)  Medium Orchid