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#C8D331

#c8d331 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8d331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 82.75% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.78% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 64.07°, with 64.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5909

Complementary

  1. #c8d331
  2. #3c31d3

Split complementary

  1. #c8d331
  2. #3177d3
  3. #8d31d3

Analogous

  1. #d38d31
  2. #c8d331
  3. #77d331

Triadic

  1. #c8d331
  2. #31c8d3
  3. #d331c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d331
  2. #31d33c
  3. #3c31d3
  4. #d331c8

Square

  1. #c8d331
  2. #31d38d
  3. #3c31d3
  4. #d33177

Monochromatic

  1. #535813
  2. #8f9720
  3. #c8d331
  4. #d9e070
  5. #eaeeaf

Shades

#c8d331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d331
  2. #b4be2c
  3. #a0a927
  4. #8c9422
  5. #787f1d
  6. #646a19
  7. #505414
  8. #3c3f0f
  9. #282a0a
  10. #141505
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d331
  2. #ced746
  3. #d3dc5a
  4. #d9e06f
  5. #dee583
  6. #e4e998
  7. #e9edad
  8. #eff2c1
  9. #f4f6d6
  10. #fafbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d331
  2. #c1cb39
  3. #bac241
  4. #b2ba49
  5. #abb251
  6. #a4aa59
  7. #9da160
  8. #969968
  9. #8e9170
  10. #878878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9cd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cf3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d331 {
  color: #c8d331;
}
Background
.bg-c8d331 {
  background-color: #c8d331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d331 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 65% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d331, #77d331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.67 #372cce Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#c8d331  rgb(200, 211, 49)  hsl(64, 65%, 51%)  Pear
#3c31d3  rgb(60, 49, 211)  hsl(244, 65%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#31c8d3  rgb(49, 200, 211)  hsl(184, 65%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#d331c8  rgb(211, 49, 200)  hsl(304, 65%, 51%)  Medium Orchid