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#C8EB3B

#c8eb3b ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8eb3b 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, 92.16% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 71.93°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.7201

Complementary

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #5e3beb

Split complementary

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #3b70eb
  3. #b63beb

Analogous

  1. #ebb63b
  2. #c8eb3b
  3. #70eb3b

Triadic

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #3bc8eb
  3. #eb3bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #3beb5e
  3. #5e3beb
  4. #eb3bc8

Square

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #3bebb6
  3. #5e3beb
  4. #eb3b70

Monochromatic

  1. #69800d
  2. #a2c514
  3. #c8eb3b
  4. #dbf280
  5. #eff9c6

Shades

#c8eb3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #b4d435
  3. #a0bc2f
  4. #8ca529
  5. #788d23
  6. #64761e
  7. #505e18
  8. #3c4712
  9. #282f0c
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8eb3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #ceed4f
  3. #d3ef62
  4. #d9f176
  5. #def389
  6. #e4f59d
  7. #e9f7b1
  8. #eff9c4
  9. #f4fbd8
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8eb3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8eb3b
  2. #c1e042
  3. #bad649
  4. #b2cb50
  5. #abc057
  6. #a4b65e
  7. #9dab64
  8. #96a06b
  9. #8e9572
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e3b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3dfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e345 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8eb3b {
  color: #c8eb3b;
}
Background
.bg-c8eb3b {
  background-color: #c8eb3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8eb3b {
  border: 2px solid #c8eb3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8eb3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 235 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8eb3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8eb3b, #70eb3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8eb3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 235 59 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.73 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.23 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.65 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.94 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.85 #3714c4 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#c8eb3b  rgb(200, 235, 59)  hsl(72, 81%, 58%)  Pear
#5e3beb  rgb(94, 59, 235)  hsl(252, 81%, 58%)  Han Purple
#3bc8eb  rgb(59, 200, 235)  hsl(192, 81%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#eb3bc8  rgb(235, 59, 200)  hsl(312, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink