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#C5CC33

#c5cc33 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c5cc33 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 80% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 62.75°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.553

Complementary

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #3a33cc

Split complementary

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #3378cc
  3. #8733cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8733
  2. #c5cc33
  3. #78cc33

Triadic

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #33c5cc
  3. #cc33c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #33cc3a
  3. #3a33cc
  4. #cc33c5

Square

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #33cc87
  3. #3a33cc
  4. #cc3378

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5214
  2. #8a8f24
  3. #c5cc33
  4. #d6db70
  5. #e8ebad

Shades

#c5cc33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #b1b82e
  3. #9ea329
  4. #8a8f24
  5. #767a1f
  6. #63661a
  7. #4f5214
  8. #3b3d0f
  9. #27290a
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5cc33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #cbd147
  3. #d1d65c
  4. #d6db70
  5. #dce085
  6. #e2e699
  7. #e8ebad
  8. #eef0c2
  9. #f3f5d6
  10. #f9faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5cc33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5cc33
  2. #bec43b
  3. #b7bd42
  4. #b0b54a
  5. #a9ae52
  6. #a3a65a
  7. #9c9e61
  8. #959769
  9. #8e8f71
  10. #878878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c79f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc20c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc640 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c621 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c83b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdc58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5cc33 {
  color: #c5cc33;
}
Background
.bg-c5cc33 {
  background-color: #c5cc33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5cc33 {
  border: 2px solid #c5cc33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5cc33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 204 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5cc33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5cc33, #78cc33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5cc33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 204 51 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.56 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.89 #3a33cc Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pear
#c5cc33  rgb(197, 204, 51)  hsl(63, 60%, 50%)  Pear
#3a33cc  rgb(58, 51, 204)  hsl(243, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#33c5cc  rgb(51, 197, 204)  hsl(183, 60%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc33c5  rgb(204, 51, 197)  hsl(303, 60%, 50%)  Medium Orchid