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#CAEC00

#caec00 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 68.64°, 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 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7255

Complementary

  1. #caec00
  2. #2200ec

Split complementary

  1. #caec00
  2. #0054ec
  3. #9800ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9800
  2. #caec00
  3. #54ec00

Triadic

  1. #caec00
  2. #00caec
  3. #ec00ca

Tetradic

  1. #caec00
  2. #00ec22
  3. #2200ec
  4. #ec00ca

Square

  1. #caec00
  2. #00ec98
  3. #2200ec
  4. #ec0054

Monochromatic

  1. #475300
  2. #899f00
  3. #caec00
  4. #e3ff39
  5. #eeff86

Shades

#caec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caec00
  2. #b6d400
  3. #a2bd00
  4. #8da500
  5. #798e00
  6. #657600
  7. #515e00
  8. #3d4700
  9. #282f00
  10. #141800
  11. #000000

Tints

#caec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caec00
  2. #cfee1a
  3. #d5f033
  4. #daf24d
  5. #dff466
  6. #e5f680
  7. #eaf799
  8. #eff9b3
  9. #f4fbcc
  10. #fafde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caec00
  2. #c3e10d
  3. #bbd61a
  4. #b4cc26
  5. #acc133
  6. #a5b640
  7. #9eab4d
  8. #96a05a
  9. #8f9666
  10. #878b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7dfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2e4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caec00 {
  color: #caec00;
}
Background
.bg-caec00 {
  background-color: #caec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caec00 {
  border: 2px solid #caec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caec00, #54ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.50 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.24 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.26 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.37 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.77 #3513ff Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#caec00  rgb(202, 236, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#2200ec  rgb(34, 0, 236)  hsl(249, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00caec  rgb(0, 202, 236)  hsl(189, 100%, 46%)  Sky Blue
#ec00ca  rgb(236, 0, 202)  hsl(309, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink