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#C2CD0E

#c2cd0e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2cd0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 80.39% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 63.46°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.5516

Complementary

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #190ecd

Split complementary

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #0e62cd
  3. #790ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd790e
  2. #c2cd0e
  3. #62cd0e

Triadic

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #0ec2cd
  3. #cd0ec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #0ecd19
  3. #190ecd
  4. #cd0ec2

Square

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #0ecd79
  3. #190ecd
  4. #cd0e62

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3e04
  2. #7e8509
  3. #c2cd0e
  4. #e6f136
  5. #eff67e

Shades

#c2cd0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #afb90d
  3. #9ba40b
  4. #88900a
  5. #747b08
  6. #616707
  7. #4e5206
  8. #3a3e04
  9. #272903
  10. #131501
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2cd0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #c8d226
  3. #ced73e
  4. #d4dc56
  5. #dae16e
  6. #e1e687
  7. #e7eb9f
  8. #edf0b7
  9. #f3f5cf
  10. #f9fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2cd0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2cd0e
  2. #bbc519
  3. #b5be25
  4. #aeb630
  5. #a8ae3c
  6. #a1a747
  7. #9a9f52
  8. #94975e
  9. #8d8f69
  10. #878875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c89c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc62b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0c0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cac58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2cd0e {
  color: #c2cd0e;
}
Background
.bg-c2cd0e {
  background-color: #c2cd0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2cd0e {
  border: 2px solid #c2cd0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2cd0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 205 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2cd0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2cd0e, #62cd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2cd0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 205 14 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.89 #3d32f1 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pear
#c2cd0e  rgb(194, 205, 14)  hsl(63, 87%, 43%)  Pear
#190ecd  rgb(25, 14, 205)  hsl(243, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0ec2cd  rgb(14, 194, 205)  hsl(183, 87%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd0ec2  rgb(205, 14, 194)  hsl(303, 87%, 43%)  Medium Orchid