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#C8EC3E

#c8ec3e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ec3e 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, 92.55% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.41°, with 82.08% 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 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7262

Complementary

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #623eec

Split complementary

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #3e71ec
  3. #b93eec

Analogous

  1. #ecb93e
  2. #c8ec3e
  3. #71ec3e

Triadic

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #3ec8ec
  3. #ec3ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #3eec62
  3. #623eec
  4. #ec3ec8

Square

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #3eecb9
  3. #623eec
  4. #ec3e71

Monochromatic

  1. #6b840d
  2. #a4ca14
  3. #c8ec3e
  4. #dcf384
  5. #f0fac9

Shades

#c8ec3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #b4d438
  3. #a0bd32
  4. #8ca52b
  5. #788e25
  6. #64761f
  7. #505e19
  8. #3c4713
  9. #282f0c
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ec3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #ceee51
  3. #d3f065
  4. #d9f278
  5. #def48b
  6. #e4f69f
  7. #e9f7b2
  8. #eff9c5
  9. #f4fbd8
  10. #fafdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ec3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ec3e
  2. #c1e145
  3. #bad64b
  4. #b2cc52
  5. #abc158
  6. #a4b65f
  7. #9dab66
  8. #96a06c
  9. #8e9673
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbde16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6de4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e42b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e448 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ec3e {
  color: #c8ec3e;
}
Background
.bg-c8ec3e {
  background-color: #c8ec3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ec3e {
  border: 2px solid #c8ec3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ec3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 236 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ec3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ec3e, #71ec3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ec3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 236 62 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.02 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.80 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.24 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.68 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.69 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.09 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.65 #3713c1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#c8ec3e  rgb(200, 236, 62)  hsl(72, 82%, 58%)  Pear
#623eec  rgb(98, 62, 236)  hsl(252, 82%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3ec8ec  rgb(62, 200, 236)  hsl(192, 82%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ec3ec8  rgb(236, 62, 200)  hsl(312, 82%, 58%)  Shocking Pink