greenwarmCC0 survey name

Pear #CBF85F

Pear is a mid-tone, vivid warm color (#CBF85F; HSL 78° 92% 67%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pear”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Lime Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#CBF85F
RGBrgb(203, 248, 95)
HSLhsl(78, 92%, 67%)
HSVhsv(78, 62%, 97%)
OKLCHoklch(91.86% 0.184 123.9)
OKLaboklab(91.86% -0.1029 0.153)
CMYKcmyk(18.1%, 0%, 61.7%, 2.7%)
XYZxyz(60.262, 80.6571, 23.2178)
CIE-LABlab(92.0, -35.9, 66.7)
CIE-LCHlch(92.0, 75.7, 118.3°)
Luminance0.807 (WCAG relative)
/* Pear */ --pear: #cbf85f; color: #cbf85f; background-color: #cbf85f;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: pear.

Collections: Citrus Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#b5dc56 #9fc14d #8aa744 #758d3b #617433 #4e5c2a #3b4522 #292f19 #191b10 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#d2f971 #d8fa82 #defa92 #e4fba2 #e9fcb2 #eefcc2 #f3fdd1 #f7fee0 #fbfef0 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#cff66f #d3f57e #d7f38c #daf29a #ddf0a7 #e0efb4 #e3edc1 #e5ebce #e6eadb #e8e8e8

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#CBF85F
#8C5FF8
#cbf85f #8c5ff8

Analogous

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#F8D95F
#CBF85F
#7FF85F
#f8d95f #cbf85f #7ff85f

Triadic

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#CBF85F
#5FCBF8
#F85FCB
#cbf85f #5fcbf8 #f85fcb

Tetradic

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#CBF85F
#5FF8D9
#8C5FF8
#F85F7F
#cbf85f #5ff8d9 #8c5ff8 #f85f7f

Square

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#CBF85F
#5FF8D9
#8C5FF8
#F85F7F
#cbf85f #5ff8d9 #8c5ff8 #f85f7f

Split Complementary

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#CBF85F
#5F7FF8
#D95FF8
#cbf85f #5f7ff8 #d95ff8

Monochromatic

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#98D309
#B8F524
#CBF85F
#DEFB9A
#F1FDD4
#98d309 #b8f524 #cbf85f #defb9a #f1fdd4

Accessibility & contrast

1.23
#CBF85F on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
17.13
#CBF85F on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on pear

17.13
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE94C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE86A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4EDD8

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Yellow Green #C8FD3D3.06
Yellowy Green #BFF1283.87
Pale Lime #BEFD733.98
Lemon Lime #BFFE284.19
Lime Yellow #D0FE1D5.00
Greenyellow #ADFF2F5.16

Colors that go with pear

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Avocado #568203
3.7:1
Same hue family as pear (Δh 3°) — guaranteed harmony
Rust #B7410E
4.5:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 60°) — adds depth without tension
Red Violet #9E0168
6.5:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈117°) — balanced three-way contrast
Blue Blue #2242C7
6.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Bluey Purple #6241C7
5.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈177°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.