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#CAEC4E

#caec4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caec4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.91°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.731

Complementary

  1. #caec4e
  2. #704eec

Split complementary

  1. #caec4e
  2. #4e7bec
  3. #bf4eec

Analogous

  1. #ecbf4e
  2. #caec4e
  3. #7bec4e

Triadic

  1. #caec4e
  2. #4ecaec
  3. #ec4eca

Tetradic

  1. #caec4e
  2. #4eec70
  3. #704eec
  4. #ec4eca

Square

  1. #caec4e
  2. #4eecbf
  3. #704eec
  4. #ec4e7b

Monochromatic

  1. #759110
  2. #add617
  3. #caec4e
  4. #dff393
  5. #f3fbd8

Shades

#caec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caec4e
  2. #b6d446
  3. #a2bd3e
  4. #8da537
  5. #798e2f
  6. #657627
  7. #515e1f
  8. #3d4717
  9. #282f10
  10. #141808
  11. #000000

Tints

#caec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caec4e
  2. #cfee60
  3. #d5f071
  4. #daf283
  5. #dff495
  6. #e5f6a7
  7. #eaf7b8
  8. #eff9ca
  9. #f4fbdc
  10. #fafded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caec4e
  2. #c3e153
  3. #bbd658
  4. #b4cc5d
  5. #acc162
  6. #a5b667
  7. #9eab6c
  8. #96a071
  9. #8f9676
  10. #878b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e4b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6de5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5e0cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e441 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e5a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caec4e {
  color: #caec4e;
}
Background
.bg-caec4e {
  background-color: #caec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caec4e {
  border: 2px solid #caec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caec4e, #7bec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.05 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.61 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.44 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.93 #3513b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#caec4e  rgb(202, 236, 78)  hsl(73, 81%, 62%)  Pear
#704eec  rgb(112, 78, 236)  hsl(253, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ecaec  rgb(78, 202, 236)  hsl(193, 81%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#ec4eca  rgb(236, 78, 202)  hsl(313, 81%, 62%)  Shocking Pink