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#E4E351

#e4e351 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4e351 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 89.02% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.44% magenta, 64.47% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 59.59°, with 73.13% saturation and 60.59% 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 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7203

Complementary

  1. #e4e351
  2. #5152e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e351
  2. #519ce4
  3. #9a51e4

Analogous

  1. #e49a51
  2. #e4e351
  3. #9ce451

Triadic

  1. #e4e351
  2. #51e4e3
  3. #e351e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e351
  2. #52e451
  3. #5152e4
  4. #e351e4

Square

  1. #e4e351
  2. #51e49a
  3. #5152e4
  4. #e4519c

Monochromatic

  1. #878615
  2. #c9c81f
  3. #e4e351
  4. #eeee93
  5. #f9f8d5

Shades

#e4e351 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e351
  2. #cdcc49
  3. #b6b641
  4. #a09f39
  5. #898831
  6. #727229
  7. #5b5b20
  8. #444418
  9. #2e2d10
  10. #171708
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e351 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e351
  2. #e7e662
  3. #e9e974
  4. #eceb85
  5. #efee97
  6. #f2f1a8
  7. #f4f4b9
  8. #f7f7cb
  9. #faf9dc
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e351 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e351
  2. #dad956
  3. #d0cf5a
  4. #c6c55f
  5. #bcbb64
  6. #b2b269
  7. #a8a86d
  8. #9e9e72
  9. #949477
  10. #8a8a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0dfb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7df5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3d5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eede46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efe157 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eddba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e351 {
  color: #e4e351;
}
Background
.bg-e4e351 {
  background-color: #e4e351;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e351 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e351;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e351;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 227 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e351 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e351, #9ce451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e351 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 227 81 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.34 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.88 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.62 #1b1cae Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pear
#e4e351  rgb(228, 227, 81)  hsl(60, 73%, 61%)  Pear
#5152e4  rgb(81, 82, 228)  hsl(240, 73%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#51e4e3  rgb(81, 228, 227)  hsl(180, 73%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#e351e4  rgb(227, 81, 228)  hsl(300, 73%, 61%)  Fuchsia