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#CBD421

#cbd421 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbd421 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 83.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.43% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 63.02°, with 73.06% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5989

Complementary

  1. #cbd421
  2. #2a21d4

Split complementary

  1. #cbd421
  2. #2171d4
  3. #8421d4

Analogous

  1. #d48421
  2. #cbd421
  3. #71d421

Triadic

  1. #cbd421
  2. #21cbd4
  3. #d421cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbd421
  2. #21d42a
  3. #2a21d4
  4. #d421cb

Square

  1. #cbd421
  2. #21d484
  3. #2a21d4
  4. #d42171

Monochromatic

  1. #4c500c
  2. #8c9217
  3. #cbd421
  4. #dfe65c
  5. #ecf09e

Shades

#cbd421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbd421
  2. #b7bf1e
  3. #a2aa1a
  4. #8e9417
  5. #7a7f14
  6. #666a11
  7. #51550d
  8. #3d400a
  9. #292a07
  10. #141503
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbd421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbd421
  2. #d0d837
  3. #d5dd4d
  4. #dbe164
  5. #e0e57a
  6. #e5ea90
  7. #eaeea6
  8. #eff2bc
  9. #f5f6d3
  10. #fafbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbd421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbd421
  2. #c4cc2b
  3. #bcc334
  4. #b5bb3e
  5. #adb247
  6. #a6aa51
  7. #9ea25a
  8. #979964
  9. #8f916d
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcfa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbd02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbd421 {
  color: #cbd421;
}
Background
.bg-cbd421 {
  background-color: #cbd421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbd421 {
  border: 2px solid #cbd421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbd421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 212 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbd421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbd421, #71d421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbd421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 212 33 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.75 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.82 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.93 #342bde Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pear
#cbd421  rgb(203, 212, 33)  hsl(63, 73%, 48%)  Pear
#2a21d4  rgb(42, 33, 212)  hsl(243, 73%, 48%)  Medium Blue
#21cbd4  rgb(33, 203, 212)  hsl(183, 73%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#d421cb  rgb(212, 33, 203)  hsl(303, 73%, 48%)  Medium Orchid