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#C4E40F

#c4e40f ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c4e40f 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, 89.41% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.42% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 69.01°, with 87.65% saturation and 47.65% 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 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.6726

Complementary

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #2f0fe4

Split complementary

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #0f5ae4
  3. #990fe4

Analogous

  1. #e4990f
  2. #c4e40f
  3. #5ae40f

Triadic

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #0fc4e4
  3. #e40fc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #0fe42f
  3. #2f0fe4
  4. #e40fc4

Square

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #0fe499
  3. #2f0fe4
  4. #e40f5a

Monochromatic

  1. #495406
  2. #869c0a
  3. #c4e40f
  4. #daf34c
  5. #e9f894

Shades

#c4e40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #b0cd0e
  3. #9db60c
  4. #89a00b
  5. #768909
  6. #627208
  7. #4e5b06
  8. #3b4405
  9. #272e03
  10. #141702
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #cae727
  3. #d0e93f
  4. #d6ec57
  5. #dcef6f
  6. #e2f287
  7. #e7f49f
  8. #edf7b7
  9. #f3facf
  10. #f9fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e40f
  2. #bdda1a
  3. #b6d026
  4. #b0c631
  5. #a9bc3c
  6. #a2b248
  7. #9ba853
  8. #949e5e
  9. #8e9469
  10. #878a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfdcab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d732 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d7c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2dc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0dc28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbdc9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e40f {
  color: #c4e40f;
}
Background
.bg-c4e40f {
  background-color: #c4e40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e40f {
  border: 2px solid #c4e40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 228 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 88% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e40f, #5ae40f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 228 15 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.72 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.05 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.82 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.06 #3b1bf0 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e40f  rgb(196, 228, 15)  hsl(69, 88%, 48%)  Pear
#2f0fe4  rgb(47, 15, 228)  hsl(249, 88%, 48%)  Blue
#0fc4e4  rgb(15, 196, 228)  hsl(189, 88%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#e40fc4  rgb(228, 15, 196)  hsl(309, 88%, 48%)  Shocking Pink