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#CDEE42

#cdee42 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdee42 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, 93.33% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 71.51°, with 83.5% saturation and 59.61% 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 15.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7452

Complementary

  1. #cdee42
  2. #6342ee

Split complementary

  1. #cdee42
  2. #4277ee
  3. #b942ee

Analogous

  1. #eeb942
  2. #cdee42
  3. #77ee42

Triadic

  1. #cdee42
  2. #42cdee
  3. #ee42cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdee42
  2. #42ee63
  3. #6342ee
  4. #ee42cd

Square

  1. #cdee42
  2. #42eeb9
  3. #6342ee
  4. #ee4277

Monochromatic

  1. #728b0c
  2. #acd113
  3. #cdee42
  4. #e0f488
  5. #f2fbce

Shades

#cdee42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdee42
  2. #b9d63b
  3. #a4be35
  4. #90a72e
  5. #7b8f28
  6. #677721
  7. #525f1a
  8. #3e4714
  9. #29300d
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdee42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdee42
  2. #d2f055
  3. #d7f168
  4. #dcf37b
  5. #e1f58e
  6. #e6f7a1
  7. #ebf8b3
  8. #f0fac6
  9. #f5fcd9
  10. #fafdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdee42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdee42
  2. #c5e348
  3. #bed84e
  4. #b6cd55
  5. #aec25b
  6. #a7b761
  7. #9fac67
  8. #97a16d
  9. #8f9674
  10. #888b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde01f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e051 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe630 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e64b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4e7a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdee42 {
  color: #cdee42;
}
Background
.bg-cdee42 {
  background-color: #cdee42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdee42 {
  border: 2px solid #cdee42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdee42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 238 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdee42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdee42, #77ee42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdee42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 238 66 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.84 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.64 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.19 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.97 #3211bd Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Pear
#cdee42  rgb(205, 238, 66)  hsl(72, 84%, 60%)  Pear
#6342ee  rgb(99, 66, 238)  hsl(252, 84%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cdee  rgb(66, 205, 238)  hsl(192, 84%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ee42cd  rgb(238, 66, 205)  hsl(312, 84%, 60%)  Shocking Pink