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#CAEC18

#caec18 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caec18 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, 92.55% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 69.62°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 3.4.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7261

Complementary

  1. #caec18
  2. #3a18ec

Split complementary

  1. #caec18
  2. #1860ec
  3. #a418ec

Analogous

  1. #eca418
  2. #caec18
  3. #60ec18

Triadic

  1. #caec18
  2. #18caec
  3. #ec18ca

Tetradic

  1. #caec18
  2. #18ec3a
  3. #3a18ec
  4. #ec18ca

Square

  1. #caec18
  2. #18eca4
  3. #3a18ec
  4. #ec1860

Monochromatic

  1. #546308
  2. #91aa0e
  3. #caec18
  4. #daf25f
  5. #eaf8a5

Shades

#caec18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caec18
  2. #b6d416
  3. #a2bd13
  4. #8da511
  5. #798e0e
  6. #65760c
  7. #515e0a
  8. #3d4707
  9. #282f05
  10. #141802
  11. #000000

Tints

#caec18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caec18
  2. #cfee2f
  3. #d5f046
  4. #daf25d
  5. #dff474
  6. #e5f68c
  7. #eaf7a3
  8. #eff9ba
  9. #f4fbd1
  10. #fafde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caec18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caec18
  2. #c3e122
  3. #bbd62d
  4. #b4cc37
  5. #acc142
  6. #a5b64c
  7. #9eab56
  8. #96a061
  9. #8f966b
  10. #878b76
  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 #d6e3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6dfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2e4a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caec18 {
  color: #caec18;
}
Background
.bg-caec18 {
  background-color: #caec18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caec18 {
  border: 2px solid #caec18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caec18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 236 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caec18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caec18, #60ec18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caec18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 236 24 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.40 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.24 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.42 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.82 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.54 #3513e7 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#caec18  rgb(202, 236, 24)  hsl(70, 85%, 51%)  Pear
#3a18ec  rgb(58, 24, 236)  hsl(250, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#18caec  rgb(24, 202, 236)  hsl(190, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#ec18ca  rgb(236, 24, 202)  hsl(310, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink