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#B4BD2A

#b4bd2a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b4bd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 74.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 63.67°, with 63.64% saturation and 45.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.23.

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Relative luminance0.4627

Complementary

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #332abd

Split complementary

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #2a6abd
  3. #7c2abd

Analogous

  1. #bd7c2a
  2. #b4bd2a
  3. #6abd2a

Triadic

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #2ab4bd
  3. #bd2ab4

Tetradic

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #2abd33
  3. #332abd
  4. #bd2ab4

Square

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #2abd7c
  3. #332abd
  4. #bd2a6a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d400e
  2. #787e1c
  3. #b4bd2a
  4. #d2da59
  5. #e3e898

Shades

#b4bd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #a2aa26
  3. #909722
  4. #7e841d
  5. #6c7119
  6. #5a5f15
  7. #484c11
  8. #36390d
  9. #242608
  10. #121304
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4bd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #bcc43f
  3. #c3ca55
  4. #cbd16a
  5. #d2d77f
  6. #dade95
  7. #e1e5aa
  8. #e9ebbf
  9. #f0f2d4
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4bd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4bd2a
  2. #afb733
  3. #aab13b
  4. #a4ab44
  5. #9fa54c
  6. #9a9f55
  7. #95985e
  8. #909266
  9. #8a8c6f
  10. #858677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b716 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4bd2a {
  color: #b4bd2a;
}
Background
.bg-b4bd2a {
  background-color: #b4bd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4bd2a {
  border: 2px solid #b4bd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4bd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 189 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4bd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4bd2a, #6abd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4bd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 189 42 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.23 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.25 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.02 #4b42d5 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#b4bd2a  rgb(180, 189, 42)  hsl(64, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#332abd  rgb(51, 42, 189)  hsl(244, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#2ab4bd  rgb(42, 180, 189)  hsl(184, 64%, 45%)  Verdigris
#bd2ab4  rgb(189, 42, 180)  hsl(304, 64%, 45%)  Purpureus