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#C9EC00

#c9ec00 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c9ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 68.9°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7241

Complementary

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #2300ec

Split complementary

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #0053ec
  3. #9900ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9900
  2. #c9ec00
  3. #53ec00

Triadic

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #00c9ec
  3. #ec00c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #00ec23
  3. #2300ec
  4. #ec00c9

Square

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #00ec99
  3. #2300ec
  4. #ec0053

Monochromatic

  1. #475300
  2. #889f00
  3. #c9ec00
  4. #e2ff39
  5. #edff86

Shades

#c9ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #b5d400
  3. #a1bd00
  4. #8da500
  5. #798e00
  6. #657600
  7. #505e00
  8. #3c4700
  9. #282f00
  10. #141800
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #ceee1a
  3. #d4f033
  4. #d9f24d
  5. #dff466
  6. #e4f680
  7. #e9f799
  8. #eff9b3
  9. #f4fbcc
  10. #fafde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9ec00
  2. #c2e10d
  3. #bad61a
  4. #b3cc26
  5. #acc133
  6. #a5b640
  7. #9dab4d
  8. #96a05a
  9. #8f9666
  10. #878b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6dfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9ec00 {
  color: #c9ec00;
}
Background
.bg-c9ec00 {
  background-color: #c9ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #c9ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9ec00, #53ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.60 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.18 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.34 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.18 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.61 #3613ff Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#c9ec00  rgb(201, 236, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#2300ec  rgb(35, 0, 236)  hsl(249, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00c9ec  rgb(0, 201, 236)  hsl(189, 100%, 46%)  Sky Blue
#ec00c9  rgb(236, 0, 201)  hsl(309, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink