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#BAE40E

#bae40e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bae40e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 89.41% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.86% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 71.78°, with 88.43% saturation and 47.45% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6596

Complementary

  1. #bae40e
  2. #380ee4

Split complementary

  1. #bae40e
  2. #0e4fe4
  3. #a30ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4a30e
  2. #bae40e
  3. #4fe40e

Triadic

  1. #bae40e
  2. #0ebae4
  3. #e40eba

Tetradic

  1. #bae40e
  2. #0ee438
  3. #380ee4
  4. #e40eba

Square

  1. #bae40e
  2. #0ee4a3
  3. #380ee4
  4. #e40e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #445405
  2. #7f9c0a
  3. #bae40e
  4. #d3f44b
  5. #e4f893

Shades

#bae40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bae40e
  2. #a7cd0d
  3. #95b60b
  4. #82a00a
  5. #708908
  6. #5d7207
  7. #4a5b06
  8. #384404
  9. #252e03
  10. #131701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bae40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bae40e
  2. #c1e726
  3. #c8e93e
  4. #cfec56
  5. #d6ef6e
  6. #ddf287
  7. #e3f49f
  8. #eaf7b7
  9. #f1facf
  10. #f8fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bae40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bae40e
  2. #b4da19
  3. #aed025
  4. #a9c630
  5. #a3bc3c
  6. #9db247
  7. #97a852
  8. #919e5e
  9. #8c9469
  10. #868a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cadba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd432 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5d8c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dedb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadb28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bae40e {
  color: #bae40e;
}
Background
.bg-bae40e {
  background-color: #bae40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bae40e {
  border: 2px solid #bae40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bae40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 228 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bae40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bae40e, #4fe40e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bae40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 228 14 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.56 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.76 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.25 #451bf1 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#bae40e  rgb(186, 228, 14)  hsl(72, 88%, 47%)  Pear
#380ee4  rgb(56, 14, 228)  hsl(252, 88%, 47%)  Blue
#0ebae4  rgb(14, 186, 228)  hsl(192, 88%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e40eba  rgb(228, 14, 186)  hsl(312, 88%, 47%)  Shocking Pink