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#E3EE2C

#e3ee2c ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3ee2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 93.33% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.51% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 63.4°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.7766

Complementary

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #372cee

Split complementary

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #2c82ee
  3. #982cee

Analogous

  1. #ee982c
  2. #e3ee2c
  3. #82ee2c

Triadic

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #2ce3ee
  3. #ee2ce3

Tetradic

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #2cee37
  3. #372cee
  4. #ee2ce3

Square

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #2cee98
  3. #372cee
  4. #ee2c82

Monochromatic

  1. #71770a
  2. #b4be0f
  3. #e3ee2c
  4. #ecf473
  5. #f6f9ba

Shades

#e3ee2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #ccd628
  3. #b6be23
  4. #9fa71f
  5. #888f1a
  6. #727716
  7. #5b5f12
  8. #44470d
  9. #2d3009
  10. #171804
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3ee2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #e6f041
  3. #e9f156
  4. #ebf36b
  5. #eef580
  6. #f1f796
  7. #f4f8ab
  8. #f7fac0
  9. #f9fcd5
  10. #fcfdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3ee2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3ee2c
  2. #d9e334
  3. #cfd83d
  4. #c5cd45
  5. #bbc24e
  6. #b2b756
  7. #a8ac5e
  8. #9ea167
  9. #94966f
  10. #8a8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e8b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe640 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3dfcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ede5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3ee2c {
  color: #e3ee2c;
}
Background
.bg-e3ee2c {
  background-color: #e3ee2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3ee2c {
  border: 2px solid #e3ee2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3ee2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 238 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3ee2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3ee2c, #82ee2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3ee2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 238 44 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.48 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.63 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.68 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.69 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.19 #1c11d3 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pear
#e3ee2c  rgb(227, 238, 44)  hsl(63, 85%, 55%)  Pear
#372cee  rgb(55, 44, 238)  hsl(243, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2ce3ee  rgb(44, 227, 238)  hsl(183, 85%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#ee2ce3  rgb(238, 44, 227)  hsl(303, 85%, 55%)  Fuchsia