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#C4E040

#c4e040 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4e040 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 87.84% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 70.5°, with 72.07% saturation and 56.47% 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 3.05.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6542

Complementary

  1. #c4e040
  2. #5c40e0

Split complementary

  1. #c4e040
  2. #4074e0
  3. #ac40e0

Analogous

  1. #e0ac40
  2. #c4e040
  3. #74e040

Triadic

  1. #c4e040
  2. #40c4e0
  3. #e040c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e040
  2. #40e05c
  3. #5c40e0
  4. #e040c4

Square

  1. #c4e040
  2. #40e0ac
  3. #5c40e0
  4. #e04074

Monochromatic

  1. #637413
  2. #9bb61e
  3. #c4e040
  4. #d8eb82
  5. #edf5c4

Shades

#c4e040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e040
  2. #b0ca3a
  3. #9db333
  4. #899d2d
  5. #768626
  6. #627020
  7. #4e5a1a
  8. #3b4313
  9. #272d0d
  10. #141606
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e040
  2. #cae353
  3. #d0e666
  4. #d6e979
  5. #dcec8c
  6. #e2f0a0
  7. #e7f3b3
  8. #edf6c6
  9. #f3f9d9
  10. #f9fcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e040
  2. #bdd646
  3. #b6cd4d
  4. #b0c353
  5. #a9ba5a
  6. #a2b060
  7. #9ba666
  8. #949d6d
  9. #8e9373
  10. #878a7a
  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 #cdd9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed322 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfd4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd930 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddd948 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbd99e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e040 {
  color: #c4e040;
}
Background
.bg-c4e040 {
  background-color: #c4e040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e040 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 224 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e040, #74e040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 224 64 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.12 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 8.07 #3b1fbf Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e040  rgb(196, 224, 64)  hsl(71, 72%, 56%)  Pear
#5c40e0  rgb(92, 64, 224)  hsl(251, 72%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#40c4e0  rgb(64, 196, 224)  hsl(191, 72%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#e040c4  rgb(224, 64, 196)  hsl(311, 72%, 56%)  Shocking Pink