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#CDE951

#cde951 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cde951 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 91.37% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.24% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 71.05°, with 77.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.7185

Complementary

  1. #cde951
  2. #6d51e9

Split complementary

  1. #cde951
  2. #5181e9
  3. #b951e9

Analogous

  1. #e9b951
  2. #cde951
  3. #81e951

Triadic

  1. #cde951
  2. #51cde9
  3. #e951cd

Tetradic

  1. #cde951
  2. #51e96d
  3. #6d51e9
  4. #e951cd

Square

  1. #cde951
  2. #51e9b9
  3. #6d51e9
  4. #e95181

Monochromatic

  1. #788f12
  2. #b1d31b
  3. #cde951
  4. #e1f295
  5. #f4fad9

Shades

#cde951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cde951
  2. #b9d249
  3. #a4ba41
  4. #90a339
  5. #7b8c31
  6. #677529
  7. #525d20
  8. #3e4618
  9. #292f10
  10. #151708
  11. #000000

Tints

#cde951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cde951
  2. #d2eb62
  3. #d7ed74
  4. #dcf085
  5. #e1f297
  6. #e6f4a8
  7. #ebf6b9
  8. #f0f8cb
  9. #f5fbdc
  10. #fafdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cde951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cde951
  2. #c5df56
  3. #bed45a
  4. #b6ca5f
  5. #aebf64
  6. #a7b569
  7. #9faa6d
  8. #97a072
  9. #8f9577
  10. #888b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ddca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e245 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e258 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4e2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cde951 {
  color: #cde951;
}
Background
.bg-cde951 {
  background-color: #cde951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cde951 {
  border: 2px solid #cde951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cde951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 233 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cde951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cde951, #81e951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cde951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 233 81 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.77 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.41 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.78 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.05 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.06 #3216ae Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pear
#cde951  rgb(205, 233, 81)  hsl(71, 78%, 62%)  Pear
#6d51e9  rgb(109, 81, 233)  hsl(251, 78%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#51cde9  rgb(81, 205, 233)  hsl(191, 78%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e951cd  rgb(233, 81, 205)  hsl(311, 78%, 62%)  Shocking Pink