ColorTool
Log in
#C4E616

#c4e616 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c4e616 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, 90.2% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.43% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 69.81°, with 82.54% saturation and 49.41% 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ccff00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6839

Complementary

  1. #c4e616
  2. #3816e6

Split complementary

  1. #c4e616
  2. #165ce6
  3. #a016e6

Analogous

  1. #e6a016
  2. #c4e616
  3. #5ce616

Triadic

  1. #c4e616
  2. #16c4e6
  3. #e616c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e616
  2. #16e638
  3. #3816e6
  4. #e616c4

Square

  1. #c4e616
  2. #16e6a0
  3. #3816e6
  4. #e6165c

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5a09
  2. #88a00f
  3. #c4e616
  4. #d7ef59
  5. #e8f69f

Shades

#c4e616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e616
  2. #b0cf14
  3. #9db812
  4. #89a10f
  5. #768a0d
  6. #62730b
  7. #4e5c09
  8. #3b4507
  9. #272e04
  10. #141702
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e616
  2. #cae92d
  3. #d0eb45
  4. #d6ee5c
  5. #dcf073
  6. #e2f38b
  7. #e7f5a2
  8. #edf8b9
  9. #f3fad0
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e616
  2. #bddc21
  3. #b6d22b
  4. #b0c736
  5. #a9bd40
  6. #a2b34b
  7. #9ba956
  8. #949f60
  9. #8e946b
  10. #878a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0deac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1de2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbde9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c4e616 {
  color: #c4e616;
}
Background
.bg-c4e616 {
  background-color: #c4e616;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e616 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 230 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e616, #5ce616);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 230 22 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.03 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.40 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.92 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.56 #3b19e9 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e616  rgb(196, 230, 22)  hsl(70, 83%, 49%)  Pear
#3816e6  rgb(56, 22, 230)  hsl(250, 83%, 49%)  Blue
#16c4e6  rgb(22, 196, 230)  hsl(190, 83%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#e616c4  rgb(230, 22, 196)  hsl(310, 83%, 49%)  Shocking Pink