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#CAED36

#caed36 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caed36 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, 92.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.22% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 71.48°, with 83.56% 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 15.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7339

Complementary

  1. #caed36
  2. #5936ed

Split complementary

  1. #caed36
  2. #366eed
  3. #b536ed

Analogous

  1. #edb536
  2. #caed36
  3. #6eed36

Triadic

  1. #caed36
  2. #36caed
  3. #ed36ca

Tetradic

  1. #caed36
  2. #36ed59
  3. #5936ed
  4. #ed36ca

Square

  1. #caed36
  2. #36edb5
  3. #5936ed
  4. #ed366e

Monochromatic

  1. #697f0b
  2. #a3c512
  3. #caed36
  4. #ddf37c
  5. #effac2

Shades

#caed36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caed36
  2. #b6d531
  3. #a2be2b
  4. #8da626
  5. #798e20
  6. #65771b
  7. #515f16
  8. #3d4710
  9. #282f0b
  10. #141805
  11. #000000

Tints

#caed36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caed36
  2. #cfef4a
  3. #d5f15e
  4. #daf272
  5. #dff486
  6. #e5f69b
  7. #eaf8af
  8. #effac3
  9. #f4fbd7
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caed36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caed36
  2. #c3e23d
  3. #bbd745
  4. #b4cc4c
  5. #acc154
  6. #a5b75b
  7. #9eac62
  8. #96a16a
  9. #8f9671
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcdf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae51d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e542 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caed36 {
  color: #caed36;
}
Background
.bg-caed36 {
  background-color: #caed36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caed36 {
  border: 2px solid #caed36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caed36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 237 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caed36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caed36, #6eed36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caed36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 237 54 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.74 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.36 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.01 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.86 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.75 #3512c9 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#caed36  rgb(202, 237, 54)  hsl(71, 84%, 57%)  Pear
#5936ed  rgb(89, 54, 237)  hsl(251, 84%, 57%)  Han Purple
#36caed  rgb(54, 202, 237)  hsl(191, 84%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ed36ca  rgb(237, 54, 202)  hsl(311, 84%, 57%)  Shocking Pink