Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pear

Pear is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #D1E231. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 209, 226, 49, HSL 66, 75%, 54%, warm temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#D1E231 yellow warm vibrant
HEX #D1E231
RGB rgb(209, 226, 49)
HSL hsl(66 75% 54%)
CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 78, 11)
Luminance 0.6817
Contrast Black 14.63:1White 1.44:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pear: #D1E231;
.bg-pear { background-color: #D1E231; }
.text-pear { color: #D1E231; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6817
Black text14.63:1AA Pass
White text1.44:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#D1E231",
  "rgb": [
    209,
    226,
    49
  ],
  "hsl": [
    66,
    75,
    54
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    8,
    0,
    78,
    11
  ],
  "luminance": 0.6817,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 14.63,
    "white": 1.44
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#4332E2",
  "analogous": [
    "#E29B32",
    "#78E232"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#32D0E2",
    "#E232D0"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#32E29B",
    "#4332E2",
    "#E23278"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#3278E2",
    "#9B32E2"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#E2ED82",
    "#D1E231",
    "#93A117"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#E2ED82",
  "dark": "#93A117",
  "saturated": "#E5FB18",
  "desaturated": "#BBC84C",
  "pastel": "#E3EAA9",
  "neon": "#ECFF3D"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#4332E2",
    "#E29B32",
    "#78E232"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#BBC84C",
    "#E2ED82"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#E2ED82",
    "#BBC84C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "peridot",
    "saffron",
    "old-gold",
    "green-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pear"
  ],
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    "pear-vs-dandelion",
    "pear-vs-peridot"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/wcag/pear",
    "/css/colors/pear",
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  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/compare/pear-vs-peridot",
      "/harmonies/pear",
      "/wcag/pear",
      "/css/colors/pear",
      "/hex/d1e231"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "pear",
  "name": "Pear",
  "hex": "#D1E231",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    209,
    226,
    49
  ],
  "hsl": [
    66,
    75,
    54
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    78,
    11
  ],
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  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#E29B32",
      "#78E232"
    ],
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      "#E232D0"
    ],
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      "#E23278"
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    ],
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    ]
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    "pastel": "#E3EAA9",
    "neon": "#ECFF3D"
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  "wcag": {
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
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    ],
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      "/hex/d1e231"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#4332E2",
      "#E29B32",
      "#78E232"
    ],
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      "#BBC84C",
      "#E2ED82"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#E2ED82",
      "#BBC84C"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Pear Color

Pear sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Pear is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Pear is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Pear accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D1E231.Pear CSS utilitiesUse Pear in CSS variables and utility classes.#D1E231 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pear paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pear.Pear harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pear against black and white text.

Black text14.63:1AA Pass
White text1.44:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Dandelion#F0E130
Peridot#B4C424
Saffron#F4C430
Old Gold#CFB53B
Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Color Harmonies

#4332E2#4332E2
#E29B32#E29B32
#78E232#78E232
#32D0E2#32D0E2
#E232D0#E232D0
Open full Pear harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E2ED82#E2ED82
#93A117#93A117
#E5FB18#E5FB18
#BBC84C#BBC84C
#E3EAA9#E3EAA9
#ECFF3D#ECFF3D

Pairings

Black#000000
#4332E2#4332E2
#E29B32#E29B32
#78E232#78E232
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5