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#CAEC37

#caec37 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caec37 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 92.55% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 71.27°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.7282

Complementary

  1. #caec37
  2. #5937ec

Split complementary

  1. #caec37
  2. #3770ec
  3. #b437ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb437
  2. #caec37
  3. #70ec37

Triadic

  1. #caec37
  2. #37caec
  3. #ec37ca

Tetradic

  1. #caec37
  2. #37ec59
  3. #5937ec
  4. #ec37ca

Square

  1. #caec37
  2. #37ecb4
  3. #5937ec
  4. #ec3770

Monochromatic

  1. #697e0c
  2. #a3c413
  3. #caec37
  4. #ddf37d
  5. #eff9c3

Shades

#caec37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caec37
  2. #b6d432
  3. #a2bd2c
  4. #8da527
  5. #798e21
  6. #65761c
  7. #515e16
  8. #3d4711
  9. #282f0b
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#caec37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caec37
  2. #cfee4b
  3. #d5f05f
  4. #daf273
  5. #dff487
  6. #e5f69b
  7. #eaf7af
  8. #eff9c3
  9. #f4fbd7
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caec37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caec37
  2. #c3e13e
  3. #bbd646
  4. #b4cc4d
  5. #acc154
  6. #a5b65c
  7. #9eab63
  8. #96a06a
  9. #8f9671
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e4b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6dfcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e41f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e442 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caec37 {
  color: #caec37;
}
Background
.bg-caec37 {
  background-color: #caec37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caec37 {
  border: 2px solid #caec37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caec37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 236 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caec37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caec37, #70ec37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caec37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 236 55 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.54 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.60 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.18 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.41 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.95 #3513c8 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#caec37  rgb(202, 236, 55)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#5937ec  rgb(89, 55, 236)  hsl(251, 83%, 57%)  Han Purple
#37caec  rgb(55, 202, 236)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ec37ca  rgb(236, 55, 202)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink