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#CDEC51

#cdec51 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdec51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 92.55% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.68% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 15.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.7356

Complementary

  1. #cdec51
  2. #7051ec

Split complementary

  1. #cdec51
  2. #5180ec
  3. #be51ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbe51
  2. #cdec51
  3. #80ec51

Triadic

  1. #cdec51
  2. #51cdec
  3. #ec51cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdec51
  2. #51ec70
  3. #7051ec
  4. #ec51cd

Square

  1. #cdec51
  2. #51ecbe
  3. #7051ec
  4. #ec5180

Monochromatic

  1. #7a9410
  2. #b2d918
  3. #cdec51
  4. #e1f496
  5. #f5fbdb

Shades

#cdec51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdec51
  2. #b9d449
  3. #a4bd41
  4. #90a539
  5. #7b8e31
  6. #677629
  7. #525e20
  8. #3e4718
  9. #292f10
  10. #151808
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdec51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdec51
  2. #d2ee62
  3. #d7f074
  4. #dcf285
  5. #e1f497
  6. #e6f6a8
  7. #ebf7b9
  8. #f0f9cb
  9. #f5fbdc
  10. #fafdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdec51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdec51
  2. #c5e156
  3. #bed65a
  4. #b6cc5f
  5. #aec164
  6. #a7b669
  7. #9fab6d
  8. #97a072
  9. #8f9677
  10. #888b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7df5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8e0cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae445 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e458 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4e5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdec51 {
  color: #cdec51;
}
Background
.bg-cdec51 {
  background-color: #cdec51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdec51 {
  border: 2px solid #cdec51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdec51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 236 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdec51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdec51, #80ec51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdec51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 236 81 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.81 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.39 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.71 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.38 #3213ae Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pear
#cdec51  rgb(205, 236, 81)  hsl(72, 80%, 62%)  Pear
#7051ec  rgb(112, 81, 236)  hsl(252, 80%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#51cdec  rgb(81, 205, 236)  hsl(192, 80%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#ec51cd  rgb(236, 81, 205)  hsl(312, 80%, 62%)  Shocking Pink