Pear Color
Pear is a yellow green color with hex code #CBF85F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pear, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pear Color Values
What Does Pear Mean?
Pear belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Pear sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Pear is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: brilliant yellow green, #BDDA57). It is also known as Pear Spritz.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pear
Pear and #8C5DF8 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F8D95D and #7CF85D, which sit beside pear on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pear with triadic partners #5DCAF8 and #F85DCA. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Inchworm —
#B2EC5D(Delta E 8) - Light Lime Green —
#B9FF66(Delta E 9) - Pale Lime —
#BEFD73(Delta E 9) - Conifer —
#ACDD4D(Delta E 10) - Light Yellow Green —
#CCFD7F(Delta E 12)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #CBF85F; }
.background { background-color: #CBF85F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #CBF85F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #CBF85F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pear?
Pear has the hex code #CBF85F. In RGB notation it is rgb(203, 248, 95), in HSL it is hsl(78, 92%, 67%), and its OKLCH value is 0.919, 0.184, 123.9.
What does the color pear mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like pear carry distinct psychological associations. Pear belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Pear sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with pear?
Pear has three easy routes: its complement #8C5DF8 for punch, its neighbors #F8D95D and #7CF85D for something calmer, or triadic partners #5DCAF8 and #F85DCA when you want energy.
Is pear a standard web color?
No — Pear is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #CBF85F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pear lighter or darker?
To lighten pear, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F7FEE7 (lightest tint) to #263602 (darkest shade).
About Pear
Pear is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Pear Spritz. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #CBF85F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.