#D1E231Pear (#D1E231) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 115°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.185. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #D1E231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 226, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 75%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 78%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 0%, 78%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.1 -25.8 77) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.871 0.185 115) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pear shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dadc20 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#d8e329 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d1e231 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d1e334 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.44:1 and against black 14.63:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eeff6e · #d1e231 · #9fad00 · #7a8500 · #575f00 · #373c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d1e231 · #dcc200 · #dda400 · #d98600 · #d0691c · #bd5237
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d1e231 · #76c8a9 · #93a000 · #008d69 · #596200 · #004d38
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d1e231 · #b0b68e · #8d974a · #794ecb · #323700 · #181b00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d1e231 · #b9b5c7 · #7f836a · #4e4b57 · #1f2206 · #020106
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0fc · #c9c7d4 · #9c99a9 · #231f31 · #04010e · #d1e231
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbfcfa · #d1e231 · #96d293 · #c52ee9 · #2f416f · #1e0514
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe7f3 · #d1e231 · #a6c1e3 · #7f479b · #384265 · #171004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d1e231 · #96bed7 · #008bc2 · #8e0051 · #400021 · #00040c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d1e231 · #8ec3c9 · #00929e · #5928a4 · #440003 · #03000f
#D6E65A · #DCEB77 · #E2EF91 · #E7F3A8 · #EDF6BD
#AAB900 · #859100 · #626A00 · #404600 · #222500
#D1E067 · #D2DE8B · #D2DBA8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.