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#C8D406

#c8d406 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8d406 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 83.14% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.17% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 63.5°, with 94.5% saturation and 42.75% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.5938

Complementary

  1. #c8d406
  2. #1206d4

Split complementary

  1. #c8d406
  2. #0661d4
  3. #7906d4

Analogous

  1. #d47906
  2. #c8d406
  3. #61d406

Triadic

  1. #c8d406
  2. #06c8d4
  3. #d406c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8d406
  2. #06d412
  3. #1206d4
  4. #d406c8

Square

  1. #c8d406
  2. #06d479
  3. #1206d4
  4. #d40661

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3f02
  2. #828a04
  3. #c8d406
  4. #edf92d
  5. #f4fb78

Shades

#c8d406 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8d406
  2. #b4bf05
  3. #a0aa05
  4. #8c9404
  5. #787f04
  6. #646a03
  7. #505502
  8. #3c4002
  9. #282a01
  10. #141501
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8d406 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8d406
  2. #ced81f
  3. #d3dd38
  4. #d9e151
  5. #dee56a
  6. #e4ea83
  7. #e9ee9b
  8. #eff2b4
  9. #f4f6cd
  10. #fafbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8d406 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8d406
  2. #c1cc12
  3. #bac31e
  4. #b2bb2b
  5. #abb237
  6. #a4aa43
  7. #9da24f
  8. #96995b
  9. #8e9168
  10. #878874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacf20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1cc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8d406 {
  color: #c8d406;
}
Background
.bg-c8d406 {
  background-color: #c8d406;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8d406 {
  border: 2px solid #c8d406;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8d406;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 212 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 95% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8d406 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8d406, #61d406);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8d406 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 212 6 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.70 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.35 #372bf9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#c8d406  rgb(200, 212, 6)  hsl(64, 95%, 43%)  Pear
#1206d4  rgb(18, 6, 212)  hsl(244, 95%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#06c8d4  rgb(6, 200, 212)  hsl(184, 95%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise
#d406c8  rgb(212, 6, 200)  hsl(304, 95%, 43%)  Medium Orchid