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#CAE511

#cae511 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cae511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 89.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 67.64°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.6864

Complementary

  1. #cae511
  2. #2c11e5

Split complementary

  1. #cae511
  2. #1160e5
  3. #9611e5

Analogous

  1. #e59611
  2. #cae511
  3. #60e511

Triadic

  1. #cae511
  2. #11cae5
  3. #e511ca

Tetradic

  1. #cae511
  2. #11e52c
  3. #2c11e5
  4. #e511ca

Square

  1. #cae511
  2. #11e596
  3. #2c11e5
  4. #e51160

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5706
  2. #8b9e0c
  3. #cae511
  4. #ddf250
  5. #ebf798

Shades

#cae511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cae511
  2. #b6ce0f
  3. #a2b70e
  4. #8da00c
  5. #79890a
  6. #657309
  7. #515c07
  8. #3d4505
  9. #282e03
  10. #141702
  11. #000000

Tints

#cae511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cae511
  2. #cfe829
  3. #d5ea41
  4. #daed58
  5. #dfef70
  6. #e5f288
  7. #eaf5a0
  8. #eff7b8
  9. #f4facf
  10. #fafce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cae511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cae511
  2. #c3db1c
  3. #bbd127
  4. #b4c732
  5. #acbd3d
  6. #a5b349
  7. #9ea854
  8. #969e5f
  9. #8f946a
  10. #878a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ddac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d932 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7d8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5dd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3de28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cae511 {
  color: #cae511;
}
Background
.bg-cae511 {
  background-color: #cae511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cae511 {
  border: 2px solid #cae511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cae511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 229 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cae511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cae511, #60e511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cae511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 229 17 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.02 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.59 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.75 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.50 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.32 #351aee Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pear
#cae511  rgb(202, 229, 17)  hsl(68, 86%, 48%)  Pear
#2c11e5  rgb(44, 17, 229)  hsl(248, 86%, 48%)  Blue
#11cae5  rgb(17, 202, 229)  hsl(188, 86%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#e511ca  rgb(229, 17, 202)  hsl(308, 86%, 48%)  Shocking Pink