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#C4E226

#c4e226 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4e226 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, 88.63% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.19% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 69.57°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.6627

Complementary

  1. #c4e226
  2. #4426e2

Split complementary

  1. #c4e226
  2. #2666e2
  3. #a226e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a226
  2. #c4e226
  3. #66e226

Triadic

  1. #c4e226
  2. #26c4e2
  3. #e226c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e226
  2. #26e244
  3. #4426e2
  4. #e226c4

Square

  1. #c4e226
  2. #26e2a2
  3. #4426e2
  4. #e22666

Monochromatic

  1. #54620d
  2. #8fa516
  3. #c4e226
  4. #d6eb69
  5. #e9f4ad

Shades

#c4e226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e226
  2. #b0cb22
  3. #9db51e
  4. #899e1b
  5. #768817
  6. #627113
  7. #4e5a0f
  8. #3b440b
  9. #272d08
  10. #141704
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e226
  2. #cae53c
  3. #d0e851
  4. #d6eb67
  5. #dcee7d
  6. #e2f193
  7. #e7f3a8
  8. #edf6be
  9. #f3f9d4
  10. #f9fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e226
  2. #bdd82f
  3. #b6ce38
  4. #b0c541
  5. #a9bb4a
  6. #a2b153
  7. #9ba75c
  8. #949d65
  9. #8e946e
  10. #878a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cedaab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed53c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d5c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1da00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deda34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbda9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e226 {
  color: #c4e226;
}
Background
.bg-c4e226 {
  background-color: #c4e226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e226 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 226 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e226, #66e226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 226 38 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.01 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.67 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.37 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.92 #3b1dd9 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e226  rgb(196, 226, 38)  hsl(70, 76%, 52%)  Pear
#4426e2  rgb(68, 38, 226)  hsl(250, 76%, 52%)  Han Purple
#26c4e2  rgb(38, 196, 226)  hsl(190, 76%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#e226c4  rgb(226, 38, 196)  hsl(310, 76%, 52%)  Shocking Pink