Nearest-color comparison

Pear vs Peridot

Pear and Peridot are different yellow colors with HEX values #D1E231 and #B4C424. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 43.7, their contrast ratio is 1.35:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pear and Peridot are visually related colors. Pear is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.35:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance43.7

Pair contrast1.35:1

Luminance delta0.1886

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorPear

More saturatedPear

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Pear

Pear is #D1E231, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Peridot, it is lighter and more 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

yellow color

Peridot

Peridot is #B4C424, a warm yellow color with balanced character. Compared with Pear, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B4C424 RGB180, 196, 36 HSL66, 69, 45 CMYK8, 0, 82, 23 Luminance0.4931 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pear or Peridot

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

Choose PeridotPeridot is better when the design needs balanced yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B4C424.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPearPeridot

HEX#D1E231#B4C424

RGB209, 226, 49180, 196, 36

HSL66, 75, 5466, 69, 45

CMYK8, 0, 78, 118, 0, 82, 23

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantBalanced

Luminance0.68170.4931

Black contrast14.63:110.86:1

White contrast1.44:11.93:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pearblack text - 14.63:1

Peridotblack text - 10.86:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

#E2ED82#E2ED82

#D5E260#D5E260

#4332E2#4332E2

#3324C2#3324C2

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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  {
    "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 Peridot, it is lighter and more 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"
  },
  {
    "slug": "peridot",
    "name": "Peridot",
    "hex": "#B4C424",
    "rgb": [
      180,
      196,
      36
    ],
    "hsl": [
      66,
      69,
      45
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      8,
      0,
      82,
      23
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4931,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 10.86,
      "white": 1.93
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.86
    },
    "description": "Peridot is #B4C424, a warm yellow color with balanced character. Compared with Pear, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/peridot/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 43.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.35,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 6,
    "lightness": 9
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.1886,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Pear",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pear"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.35,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pear",
      "background": "#D1E231",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.63
    },
    {
      "color": "Peridot",
      "background": "#B4C424",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.86
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Pear is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D1E231.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Peridot is better when the design needs balanced yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B4C424.",
  "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/pear-vs-peridot.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Pear and Peridot are different yellow colors with HEX values #D1E231 and #B4C424. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 43.7, their contrast ratio is 1.35:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.35,
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        49
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        66,
        75,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        78,
        11
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6817,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.44
      },
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      },
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        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 14.63
      },
      "description": "Pear is #D1E231, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Peridot, it is lighter and more 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/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "peridot",
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        180,
        196,
        36
      ],
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        66,
        69,
        45
      ],
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        8,
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        82,
        23
      ],
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 10.86
      },
      "description": "Peridot is #B4C424, a warm yellow color with balanced character. Compared with Pear, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/peridot/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 6,
      "lightness": 9
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    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Pear"
  },
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "color": "Pear",
        "background": "#D1E231",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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        "ratio": 14.63
      },
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        "background": "#B4C424",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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      }
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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