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#C8EA40

#c8ea40 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ea40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 91.76% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.715

Complementary

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #6240ea

Split complementary

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #4073ea
  3. #b740ea

Analogous

  1. #eab740
  2. #c8ea40
  3. #73ea40

Triadic

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #40c8ea
  3. #ea40c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #40ea62
  3. #6240ea
  4. #ea40c8

Square

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #40eab7
  3. #6240ea
  4. #ea4073

Monochromatic

  1. #6b830e
  2. #a4c816
  3. #c8ea40
  4. #dcf285
  5. #f0f9ca

Shades

#c8ea40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #b4d33a
  3. #a0bb33
  4. #8ca42d
  5. #788c26
  6. #647520
  7. #505e1a
  8. #3c4613
  9. #282f0d
  10. #141706
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ea40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #ceec53
  3. #d3ee66
  4. #d9f079
  5. #def28c
  6. #e4f5a0
  7. #e9f7b3
  8. #eff9c6
  9. #f4fbd9
  10. #fafdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ea40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ea40
  2. #c1df46
  3. #bad54d
  4. #b2ca53
  5. #abc05a
  6. #a4b560
  7. #9daa66
  8. #96a06d
  9. #8e9573
  10. #878b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dc4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3dec9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e22e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e249 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe3a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ea40 {
  color: #c8ea40;
}
Background
.bg-c8ea40 {
  background-color: #c8ea40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ea40 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ea40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ea40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 234 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ea40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ea40, #73ea40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ea40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 234 64 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.81 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.02 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.07 #3715bf Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pear
#c8ea40  rgb(200, 234, 64)  hsl(72, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#6240ea  rgb(98, 64, 234)  hsl(252, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#40c8ea  rgb(64, 200, 234)  hsl(192, 80%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ea40c8  rgb(234, 64, 200)  hsl(312, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink