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#C4E940

#c4e940 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4e940 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, 91.37% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.53% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 73.14°, with 79.34% saturation and 58.24% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.7038

Complementary

  1. #c4e940
  2. #6540e9

Split complementary

  1. #c4e940
  2. #4070e9
  3. #ba40e9

Analogous

  1. #e9ba40
  2. #c4e940
  3. #70e940

Triadic

  1. #c4e940
  2. #40c4e9
  3. #e940c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e940
  2. #40e965
  3. #6540e9
  4. #e940c4

Square

  1. #c4e940
  2. #40e9ba
  3. #6540e9
  4. #e94070

Monochromatic

  1. #68810f
  2. #9fc617
  3. #c4e940
  4. #d9f185
  5. #eef9c9

Shades

#c4e940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e940
  2. #b0d23a
  3. #9dba33
  4. #89a32d
  5. #768c26
  6. #627520
  7. #4e5d1a
  8. #3b4613
  9. #272f0d
  10. #141706
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e940
  2. #caeb53
  3. #d0ed66
  4. #d6f079
  5. #dcf28c
  6. #e2f4a0
  7. #e7f6b3
  8. #edf8c6
  9. #f3fbd9
  10. #f9fdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e940
  2. #bddf46
  3. #b6d44d
  4. #b0ca53
  5. #a9bf5a
  6. #a2b560
  7. #9baa66
  8. #94a06d
  9. #8e9573
  10. #878b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7db1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3db4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfddc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e12f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cae2a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e940 {
  color: #c4e940;
}
Background
.bg-c4e940 {
  background-color: #c4e940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e940 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 233 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 79% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e940, #70e940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 233 64 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.17 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.50 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.52 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.75 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.78 #3b16bf Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e940  rgb(196, 233, 64)  hsl(73, 79%, 58%)  Pear
#6540e9  rgb(101, 64, 233)  hsl(253, 79%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#40c4e9  rgb(64, 196, 233)  hsl(193, 79%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#e940c4  rgb(233, 64, 196)  hsl(313, 79%, 58%)  Shocking Pink