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#C8D306

#c8d306 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8d306 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 82.75% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.16% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 63.22°, with 94.47% saturation and 42.55% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.5888

Complementary

  1. #c8d306
  2. #1106d3

Split complementary

  1. #c8d306
  2. #0662d3
  3. #7806d3

Analogous

  1. #d37806
  2. #c8d306
  3. #62d306

Triadic

  1. #c8d306
  2. #06c8d3
  3. #d306c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d306
  2. #06d311
  3. #1106d3
  4. #d306c8

Square

  1. #c8d306
  2. #06d378
  3. #1106d3
  4. #d30662

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3e02
  2. #818904
  3. #c8d306
  4. #eef92c
  5. #f4fb77

Shades

#c8d306 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d306
  2. #b4be05
  3. #a0a905
  4. #8c9404
  5. #787f04
  6. #646a03
  7. #505402
  8. #3c3f02
  9. #282a01
  10. #141501
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d306 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d306
  2. #ced71f
  3. #d3dc38
  4. #d9e051
  5. #dee56a
  6. #e4e983
  7. #e9ed9b
  8. #eff2b4
  9. #f4f6cd
  10. #fafbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d306 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d306
  2. #c1cb12
  3. #bac21e
  4. #b2ba2b
  5. #abb237
  6. #a4aa43
  7. #9da14f
  8. #96995b
  9. #8e9168
  10. #878874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ce20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1cb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d306 {
  color: #c8d306;
}
Background
.bg-c8d306 {
  background-color: #c8d306;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d306 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d306;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d306;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 211 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 94% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d306 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d306, #62d306);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d306 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 211 6 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.69 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.63 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.38 #372cf9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#c8d306  rgb(200, 211, 6)  hsl(63, 94%, 43%)  Pear
#1106d3  rgb(17, 6, 211)  hsl(243, 94%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#06c8d3  rgb(6, 200, 211)  hsl(183, 94%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise
#d306c8  rgb(211, 6, 200)  hsl(303, 94%, 43%)  Medium Orchid