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#CFEF42

#cfef42 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfef42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 93.73% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.1°, with 84.39% saturation and 59.8% 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 16.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.7539

Complementary

  1. #cfef42
  2. #6242ef

Split complementary

  1. #cfef42
  2. #4278ef
  3. #b842ef

Analogous

  1. #efb842
  2. #cfef42
  3. #78ef42

Triadic

  1. #cfef42
  2. #42cfef
  3. #ef42cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfef42
  2. #42ef62
  3. #6242ef
  4. #ef42cf

Square

  1. #cfef42
  2. #42efb8
  3. #6242ef
  4. #ef4278

Monochromatic

  1. #748c0c
  2. #afd312
  3. #cfef42
  4. #e1f589
  5. #f3fbcf

Shades

#cfef42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfef42
  2. #bad73b
  3. #a6bf35
  4. #91a72e
  5. #7c8f28
  6. #687821
  7. #53601a
  8. #3e4814
  9. #29300d
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfef42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfef42
  2. #d4f155
  3. #d9f268
  4. #ddf47b
  5. #e2f58e
  6. #e7f7a1
  7. #ecf9b3
  8. #f1fac6
  9. #f5fcd9
  10. #fafdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfef42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfef42
  2. #c7e448
  3. #bfd94e
  4. #b7ce55
  5. #afc35b
  6. #a8b861
  7. #a0ac67
  8. #98a16d
  9. #909674
  10. #888b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dae7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee11f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbe2ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede730 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eae74b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6e7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfef42 {
  color: #cfef42;
}
Background
.bg-cfef42 {
  background-color: #cfef42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfef42 {
  border: 2px solid #cfef42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfef42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 239 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfef42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfef42, #78ef42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfef42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 239 66 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.80 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.50 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.90 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.25 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.88 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.42 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.08 #3010bd Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pear
#cfef42  rgb(207, 239, 66)  hsl(71, 84%, 60%)  Pear
#6242ef  rgb(98, 66, 239)  hsl(251, 84%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cfef  rgb(66, 207, 239)  hsl(191, 84%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ef42cf  rgb(239, 66, 207)  hsl(311, 84%, 60%)  Shocking Pink