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#CED12E

#ced12e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ced12e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 81.96% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.99% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 61.1°, with 63.92% saturation and 50% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5892

Complementary

  1. #ced12e
  2. #312ed1

Split complementary

  1. #ced12e
  2. #2e7dd1
  3. #822ed1

Analogous

  1. #d1822e
  2. #ced12e
  3. #7dd12e

Triadic

  1. #ced12e
  2. #2eced1
  3. #d12ece

Tetradic

  1. #ced12e
  2. #2ed131
  3. #312ed1
  4. #d12ece

Square

  1. #ced12e
  2. #2ed182
  3. #312ed1
  4. #d12e7d

Monochromatic

  1. #525412
  2. #909220
  3. #ced12e
  4. #dddf6d
  5. #ebedab

Shades

#ced12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced12e
  2. #b9bc29
  3. #a5a725
  4. #909220
  5. #7c7d1c
  6. #676917
  7. #525412
  8. #3e3f0e
  9. #292a09
  10. #151505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced12e
  2. #d3d643
  3. #d8da58
  4. #dddf6d
  5. #e2e382
  6. #e7e897
  7. #ebedab
  8. #f0f1c0
  9. #f5f6d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced12e
  2. #c6c936
  3. #bec13e
  4. #b7b947
  5. #afb14f
  6. #a7a957
  7. #9fa05f
  8. #979867
  9. #909070
  10. #888878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcda3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacb17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbce37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced12e {
  color: #ced12e;
}
Background
.bg-ced12e {
  background-color: #ced12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced12e {
  border: 2px solid #ced12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced12e, #7dd12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.25 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.96 #312ed1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pear
#ced12e  rgb(206, 209, 46)  hsl(61, 64%, 50%)  Pear
#312ed1  rgb(49, 46, 209)  hsl(241, 64%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#2eced1  rgb(46, 206, 209)  hsl(181, 64%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#d12ece  rgb(209, 46, 206)  hsl(301, 64%, 50%)  Medium Orchid