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#C8D01C

#c8d01c ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8d01c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.54% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 62.67°, with 76.27% saturation and 46.27% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5747

Complementary

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #241cd0

Split complementary

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #1c6ed0
  3. #7e1cd0

Analogous

  1. #d07e1c
  2. #c8d01c
  3. #6ed01c

Triadic

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #1cc8d0
  3. #d01cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #1cd024
  3. #241cd0
  4. #d01cc8

Square

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #1cd07e
  3. #241cd0
  4. #d01c6e

Monochromatic

  1. #46490a
  2. #878d13
  3. #c8d01c
  4. #e1e851
  5. #edf194

Shades

#c8d01c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #b4bb19
  3. #a0a616
  4. #8c9214
  5. #787d11
  6. #64680e
  7. #50530b
  8. #3c3e08
  9. #282a06
  10. #141503
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d01c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #ced533
  3. #d3d949
  4. #d9de60
  5. #dee377
  6. #e4e88e
  7. #e9eca4
  8. #eff1bb
  9. #f4f6d2
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d01c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d01c
  2. #c1c826
  3. #bac030
  4. #b2b83a
  5. #abb044
  6. #a4a84e
  7. #9da058
  8. #969862
  9. #8e906c
  10. #878876
  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 #c8cba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c932 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cc2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c88e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d01c {
  color: #c8d01c;
}
Background
.bg-c8d01c {
  background-color: #c8d01c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d01c {
  border: 2px solid #c8d01c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d01c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 208 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d01c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d01c, #6ed01c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d01c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 208 28 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.02 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.55 #372fe3 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pear
#c8d01c  rgb(200, 208, 28)  hsl(63, 76%, 46%)  Pear
#241cd0  rgb(36, 28, 208)  hsl(243, 76%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#1cc8d0  rgb(28, 200, 208)  hsl(183, 76%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#d01cc8  rgb(208, 28, 200)  hsl(303, 76%, 46%)  Medium Orchid