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#C9DF2E

#c9df2e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9df2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 87.45% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 67.46°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6539

Complementary

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #442edf

Split complementary

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #2e71df
  3. #9d2edf

Analogous

  1. #df9d2e
  2. #c9df2e
  3. #71df2e

Triadic

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #2ec9df
  3. #df2ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #2edf44
  3. #442edf
  4. #df2ec9

Square

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #2edf9d
  3. #442edf
  4. #df2e71

Monochromatic

  1. #5a650f
  2. #95a71a
  3. #c9df2e
  4. #dae970
  5. #ebf3b3

Shades

#c9df2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #b5c929
  3. #a1b225
  4. #8d9c20
  5. #79861c
  6. #657017
  7. #505912
  8. #3c430e
  9. #282d09
  10. #141605
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9df2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #cee243
  3. #d4e558
  4. #d9e96d
  5. #dfec82
  6. #e4ef97
  7. #e9f2ab
  8. #eff5c0
  9. #f4f9d5
  10. #fafcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9df2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9df2e
  2. #c2d636
  3. #bacc3e
  4. #b3c347
  5. #acb94f
  6. #a5b057
  7. #9da65f
  8. #969d67
  9. #8f9370
  10. #878a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfd8aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6d2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd93a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1d79a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9df2e {
  color: #c9df2e;
}
Background
.bg-c9df2e {
  background-color: #c9df2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9df2e {
  border: 2px solid #c9df2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9df2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 223 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9df2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9df2e, #71df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9df2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 223 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 1.36 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.98 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.20 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.32 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.66 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.31 #3620d1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#c9df2e  rgb(201, 223, 46)  hsl(67, 73%, 53%)  Pear
#442edf  rgb(68, 46, 223)  hsl(247, 73%, 53%)  Han Purple
#2ec9df  rgb(46, 201, 223)  hsl(187, 73%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#df2ec9  rgb(223, 46, 201)  hsl(307, 73%, 53%)  Shocking Pink