Peridot

#E6E200

Peridot #E6E200

Shades of Peridot

#E5E100

#CCC800

#B2AF00

#999600

#7F7D00

#666400

#4C4B00

#333200

#191900

#000000

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Tints of Peridot

#E5E100

#E8E419

#EBE834

#EDEB4F

#F0EE6B

#F3F187

#F6F5A4

#F9F8C1

#FCFBE0

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Peridot

#E5E100

#D8D50C

#CCC819

#BFBC26

#B2B033

#A5A33F

#99974C

#8C8B59

#7F7E66

#727272

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What color is Peridot

Peridot is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Peridot is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Peridot

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Peridot is #E6E200.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Peridot has 90%% Red, 89% Green, and 0% Blue.
Peridot has 59° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 90% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Peridot has 59° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 45% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Peridot has 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 100% yellow, and 10% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#E6E200

RGB

(230, 226, 0)

(90%, 89%, 0%)

HSV

(59°, 100, 90)

(16%, 100%, 90%)

HSL

(59°, 100, 45)

(16%, 100%, 45%)

CMYK

(0, 2, 100, 10)

(0%, 2%, 100%, 10%)

How does Peridot contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Peridot is 71%, which is high.
Peridot has a higher contrast with black than white. Peridot and black have a 15.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Peridot and white have a 1.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

71%

AAA (15.2)

insufficient (1.4)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Peridot

Summer

#51551A

#806E2E

#A9A600

#E6E200

#D0D584

Winter

#105C44

#846BBA

#9E9B00

#E6E200

#D0D5B5

Spring

#373B1A

#7E854B

#B5B331

#E6E200

#EEEEE8

Analogous

#4E490D

#7E6E05

#BAB721

#E6E200

#EEEEDF

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How to mix Peridot paint

To mix Peridot paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 87% Yellow, 3% Red, 10% Black, as shown below.

Yellow

87%

Red

3%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

10%

White

0%

To mix Peridot paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Magenta, 89% Yellow, 10% Black, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

2%

Yellow

89%

Black

10%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Peridot

Colors similar to Peridot are: Titanium Yellow, Rubber Ducky Yellow, Golden Yellow, Bitter Lemon, and Candlelight. Titanium Yellow is lighter than Peridot. Rubber Ducky Yellow is more orange than Peridot. Golden Yellow is more orange and lighter than Peridot. Bitter Lemon is more green and paler and darker than Peridot. Candlelight is more orange and paler than Peridot.

Titanium Yellow

#EEE600

lighter

Rubber Ducky Yellow

#FFD801

more orange

Golden Yellow

#FFDF00

more orange,

lighter

Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

more green,

paler,

darker

Candlelight

#FCD917

more orange,

paler