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#CAEC2A

#caec2a ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caec2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 70.52°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7271

Complementary

  1. #caec2a
  2. #4c2aec

Split complementary

  1. #caec2a
  2. #2a69ec
  3. #ad2aec

Analogous

  1. #ecad2a
  2. #caec2a
  3. #69ec2a

Triadic

  1. #caec2a
  2. #2acaec
  3. #ec2aca

Tetradic

  1. #caec2a
  2. #2aec4c
  3. #4c2aec
  4. #ec2aca

Square

  1. #caec2a
  2. #2aecad
  3. #4c2aec
  4. #ec2a69

Monochromatic

  1. #60730a
  2. #9bb911
  3. #caec2a
  4. #dbf270
  5. #edf9b6

Shades

#caec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caec2a
  2. #b6d426
  3. #a2bd22
  4. #8da51d
  5. #798e19
  6. #657615
  7. #515e11
  8. #3d470d
  9. #282f08
  10. #141804
  11. #000000

Tints

#caec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caec2a
  2. #cfee3f
  3. #d5f055
  4. #daf26a
  5. #dff47f
  6. #e5f695
  7. #eaf7aa
  8. #eff9bf
  9. #f4fbd4
  10. #fafdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caec2a
  2. #c3e133
  3. #bbd63b
  4. #b4cc44
  5. #acc14c
  6. #a5b655
  7. #9eab5e
  8. #96a066
  9. #8f966f
  10. #878b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6dfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e4a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caec2a {
  color: #caec2a;
}
Background
.bg-caec2a {
  background-color: #caec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caec2a {
  border: 2px solid #caec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caec2a, #69ec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.39 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.35 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.03 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.05 #3513d5 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#caec2a  rgb(202, 236, 42)  hsl(71, 84%, 55%)  Pear
#4c2aec  rgb(76, 42, 236)  hsl(251, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2acaec  rgb(42, 202, 236)  hsl(191, 84%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ec2aca  rgb(236, 42, 202)  hsl(311, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink