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#C4E201

#c4e201 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c4e201 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 88.63% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.56% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 68°, with 99.12% saturation and 44.51% 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 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.6613

Complementary

  1. #c4e201
  2. #1f01e2

Split complementary

  1. #c4e201
  2. #0154e2
  3. #9001e2

Analogous

  1. #e29001
  2. #c4e201
  3. #54e201

Triadic

  1. #c4e201
  2. #01c4e2
  3. #e201c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e201
  2. #01e21f
  3. #1f01e2
  4. #e201c4

Square

  1. #c4e201
  2. #01e290
  3. #1f01e2
  4. #e20154

Monochromatic

  1. #404a00
  2. #829601
  3. #c4e201
  4. #e3fe31
  5. #edfe7e

Shades

#c4e201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e201
  2. #b0cb01
  3. #9db501
  4. #899e01
  5. #768801
  6. #627101
  7. #4e5a00
  8. #3b4400
  9. #272d00
  10. #141700
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e201
  2. #cae51a
  3. #d0e834
  4. #d6eb4d
  5. #dcee67
  6. #e2f180
  7. #e7f399
  8. #edf6b3
  9. #f3f9cc
  10. #f9fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e201
  2. #bdd80e
  3. #b6ce1a
  4. #b0c527
  5. #a9bb34
  6. #a2b141
  7. #9ba74d
  8. #949d5a
  9. #8e9467
  10. #878a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1d5c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1da00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfda22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccda99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e201 {
  color: #c4e201;
}
Background
.bg-c4e201 {
  background-color: #c4e201;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e201 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 226 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e201, #54e201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 226 1 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.07 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.34 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.34 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.30 #3b1dfe Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e201  rgb(196, 226, 1)  hsl(68, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#1f01e2  rgb(31, 1, 226)  hsl(248, 99%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#01c4e2  rgb(1, 196, 226)  hsl(188, 99%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#e201c4  rgb(226, 1, 196)  hsl(308, 99%, 45%)  Shocking Pink