Nearest-color comparison

Green Yellow vs Pear

Green Yellow and Pear are different green and yellow colors with HEX values #ADFF2F and #D1E231. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 46.3, their contrast ratio is 1.17:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Green Yellow and Pear are visually related colors. Green Yellow is the lighter option. Pear reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.17:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Green Yellow and Pear across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance46.3

Pair contrast1.17:1

Luminance delta0.1244

Hue delta18 deg

Lighter colorGreen Yellow

More saturatedGreen Yellow

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Green Yellow

Green Yellow is #ADFF2F, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Pear, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#ADFF2F RGB173, 255, 47 HSL84, 100, 59 CMYK32, 0, 82, 0 Luminance0.8061 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Pear

Pear is #D1E231, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Green Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D1E231 RGB209, 226, 49 HSL66, 75, 54 CMYK8, 0, 78, 11 Luminance0.6817 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Green Yellow or Pear

Choose Green YellowGreen Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #ADFF2F.

Choose PearPear is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D1E231.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGreen YellowPear

HEX#ADFF2F#D1E231

RGB173, 255, 47209, 226, 49

HSL84, 100, 5966, 75, 54

CMYK32, 0, 82, 08, 0, 78, 11

FamilyGreenYellow

TemperatureCoolWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.80610.6817

Black contrast17.12:114.63:1

White contrast1.23:11.44:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Green Yellowblack text - 17.12:1

Pearblack text - 14.63:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

#D0FF8A#D0FF8A

#E2ED82#E2ED82

#822EFF#822EFF

#4332E2#4332E2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "rgb": [
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      255,
      47
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    "hsl": [
      84,
      100,
      59
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      82,
      0
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    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    "luminance": 0.8061,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.23
    },
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    },
    "description": "Green Yellow is #ADFF2F, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Pear, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green-yellow/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "pear",
    "name": "Pear",
    "hex": "#D1E231",
    "rgb": [
      209,
      226,
      49
    ],
    "hsl": [
      66,
      75,
      54
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      8,
      0,
      78,
      11
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6817,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 14.63,
      "white": 1.44
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.63
    },
    "description": "Pear is #D1E231, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Green Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pear/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 46.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.17,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 18,
    "saturation": 25,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.1244,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Green Yellow",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Green Yellow"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.17,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Green Yellow",
      "background": "#ADFF2F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    },
    {
      "color": "Pear",
      "background": "#D1E231",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.63
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Green Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #ADFF2F.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Pear is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D1E231.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/green-yellow-vs-pear.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "cmyk": [
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