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#CDED38

#cded38 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cded38 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, 92.94% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.37% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 70.61°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.7383

Complementary

  1. #cded38
  2. #5838ed

Split complementary

  1. #cded38
  2. #3872ed
  3. #b338ed

Analogous

  1. #edb338
  2. #cded38
  3. #72ed38

Triadic

  1. #cded38
  2. #38cded
  3. #ed38cd

Tetradic

  1. #cded38
  2. #38ed58
  3. #5838ed
  4. #ed38cd

Square

  1. #cded38
  2. #38edb3
  3. #5838ed
  4. #ed3872

Monochromatic

  1. #6c800c
  2. #a7c712
  3. #cded38
  4. #dff37e
  5. #f0fac4

Shades

#cded38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cded38
  2. #b9d532
  3. #a4be2d
  4. #90a627
  5. #7b8e22
  6. #67771c
  7. #525f16
  8. #3e4711
  9. #292f0b
  10. #151806
  11. #000000

Tints

#cded38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cded38
  2. #d2ef4c
  3. #d7f160
  4. #dcf274
  5. #e1f488
  6. #e6f69c
  7. #ebf8af
  8. #f0fac3
  9. #f5fbd7
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cded38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cded38
  2. #c5e23f
  3. #bed746
  4. #b6cc4e
  5. #aec155
  6. #a7b75c
  7. #9fac63
  8. #97a16a
  9. #8f9672
  10. #888b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcdf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe521 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e543 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4e5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cded38 {
  color: #cded38;
}
Background
.bg-cded38 {
  background-color: #cded38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cded38 {
  border: 2px solid #cded38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cded38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 237 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cded38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cded38, #72ed38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cded38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 237 56 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.37 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.52 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.83 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.77 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.21 #3212c7 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Pear
#cded38  rgb(205, 237, 56)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear
#5838ed  rgb(88, 56, 237)  hsl(251, 83%, 57%)  Han Purple
#38cded  rgb(56, 205, 237)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ed38cd  rgb(237, 56, 205)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink