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#C8D012

#c8d012 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8d012 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 81.57% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.35% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 62.53°, with 84.07% saturation and 44.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5743

Complementary

  1. #c8d012
  2. #1a12d0

Split complementary

  1. #c8d012
  2. #1269d0
  3. #7912d0

Analogous

  1. #d07912
  2. #c8d012
  3. #69d012

Triadic

  1. #c8d012
  2. #12c8d0
  3. #d012c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d012
  2. #12d01a
  3. #1a12d0
  4. #d012c8

Square

  1. #c8d012
  2. #12d079
  3. #1a12d0
  4. #d01269

Monochromatic

  1. #414306
  2. #848a0c
  3. #c8d012
  4. #e7ee40
  5. #f0f586

Shades

#c8d012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d012
  2. #b4bb10
  3. #a0a60e
  4. #8c920d
  5. #787d0b
  6. #646809
  7. #505307
  8. #3c3e05
  9. #282a04
  10. #141502
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d012
  2. #ced52a
  3. #d3d941
  4. #d9de59
  5. #dee371
  6. #e4e889
  7. #e9eca0
  8. #eff1b8
  9. #f4f6d0
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d012
  2. #c1c81d
  3. #bac028
  4. #b2b833
  5. #abb03e
  6. #a4a849
  7. #9da054
  8. #96985f
  9. #8e906a
  10. #878875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8cb9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cc25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d012 {
  color: #c8d012;
}
Background
.bg-c8d012 {
  background-color: #c8d012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d012 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 208 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d012, #69d012);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 208 18 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.36 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.26 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.61 #372fed Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pear
#c8d012  rgb(200, 208, 18)  hsl(63, 84%, 44%)  Pear
#1a12d0  rgb(26, 18, 208)  hsl(243, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#12c8d0  rgb(18, 200, 208)  hsl(183, 84%, 44%)  Dark Turquoise
#d012c8  rgb(208, 18, 200)  hsl(303, 84%, 44%)  Medium Orchid