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#C4E514

#c4e514 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c4e514 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, 89.8% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.27% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 69.47°, with 83.94% saturation and 48.82% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.6782

Complementary

  1. #c4e514
  2. #3514e5

Split complementary

  1. #c4e514
  2. #145ce5
  3. #9d14e5

Analogous

  1. #e59d14
  2. #c4e514
  3. #5ce514

Triadic

  1. #c4e514
  2. #14c4e5
  3. #e514c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e514
  2. #14e535
  3. #3514e5
  4. #e514c4

Square

  1. #c4e514
  2. #14e59d
  3. #3514e5
  4. #e5145c

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5808
  2. #889f0e
  3. #c4e514
  4. #d8f055
  5. #e8f69c

Shades

#c4e514 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e514
  2. #b0ce12
  3. #9db710
  4. #89a00e
  5. #76890c
  6. #62730a
  7. #4e5c08
  8. #3b4506
  9. #272e04
  10. #141702
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e514 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e514
  2. #cae82c
  3. #d0ea43
  4. #d6ed5b
  5. #dcef72
  6. #e2f28a
  7. #e7f5a1
  8. #edf7b9
  9. #f3fad0
  10. #f9fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e514 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e514
  2. #bddb1f
  3. #b6d12a
  4. #b0c734
  5. #a9bd3f
  6. #a2b34a
  7. #9ba855
  8. #949e60
  9. #8e946a
  10. #878a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0ddab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3dd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0dd2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbdd9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e514 {
  color: #c4e514;
}
Background
.bg-c4e514 {
  background-color: #c4e514;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e514 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e514;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e514;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 229 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e514 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e514, #5ce514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e514 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 229 20 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.91 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.59 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.80 #3b1aeb Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e514  rgb(196, 229, 20)  hsl(69, 84%, 49%)  Pear
#3514e5  rgb(53, 20, 229)  hsl(249, 84%, 49%)  Blue
#14c4e5  rgb(20, 196, 229)  hsl(189, 84%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#e514c4  rgb(229, 20, 196)  hsl(309, 84%, 49%)  Shocking Pink