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#CEDD4E

#cedd4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cedd4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 66.29°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% 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 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.6538

Complementary

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #5d4edd

Split complementary

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #4e87dd
  3. #a44edd

Analogous

  1. #dda44e
  2. #cedd4e
  3. #87dd4e

Triadic

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #4ecedd
  3. #dd4ece

Tetradic

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #4edd5d
  3. #5d4edd
  4. #dd4ece

Square

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #4edda4
  3. #5d4edd
  4. #dd4e87

Monochromatic

  1. #707a18
  2. #abbb24
  3. #cedd4e
  4. #e0e98e
  5. #f2f6ce

Shades

#cedd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #b9c746
  3. #a5b13e
  4. #909b37
  5. #7c852f
  6. #676f27
  7. #52581f
  8. #3e4217
  9. #292c10
  10. #151608
  11. #000000

Tints

#cedd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #d3e060
  3. #d8e471
  4. #dde783
  5. #e2eb95
  6. #e7eea7
  7. #ebf1b8
  8. #f0f5ca
  9. #f5f8dc
  10. #fafced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cedd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cedd4e
  2. #c6d453
  3. #beca58
  4. #b7c15d
  5. #afb862
  6. #a7af67
  7. #9fa56c
  8. #979c71
  9. #909376
  10. #88897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1d7ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd23a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd558 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6d69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cedd4e {
  color: #cedd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cedd4e {
  background-color: #cedd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cedd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cedd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cedd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cedd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cedd4e, #87dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cedd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.88 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.14 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.24 #3122b1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#cedd4e  rgb(206, 221, 78)  hsl(66, 68%, 59%)  Pear
#5d4edd  rgb(93, 78, 221)  hsl(246, 68%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ecedd  rgb(78, 206, 221)  hsl(186, 68%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#dd4ece  rgb(221, 78, 206)  hsl(306, 68%, 59%)  Shocking Pink