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#B4E42A

#b4e42a ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b4e42a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 89.41% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.58% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 75.48°, with 77.5% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.6536

Complementary

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #5a2ae4

Split complementary

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #2a57e4
  3. #b72ae4

Analogous

  1. #e4b72a
  2. #b4e42a
  3. #57e42a

Triadic

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #2ab4e4
  3. #e42ab4

Tetradic

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #2ae45a
  3. #5a2ae4
  4. #e42ab4

Square

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #2ae4b7
  3. #5a2ae4
  4. #e42a57

Monochromatic

  1. #50680d
  2. #85ac16
  3. #b4e42a
  4. #cced6e
  5. #e4f5b2

Shades

#b4e42a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #a2cd26
  3. #90b622
  4. #7ea01d
  5. #6c8919
  6. #5a7215
  7. #485b11
  8. #36440d
  9. #242e08
  10. #121704
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4e42a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #bce73f
  3. #c3e955
  4. #cbec6a
  5. #d2ef7f
  6. #daf295
  7. #e1f4aa
  8. #e9f7bf
  9. #f0fad4
  10. #f8fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4e42a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4e42a
  2. #afda33
  3. #aad03b
  4. #a4c644
  5. #9fbc4c
  6. #9ab255
  7. #95a85e
  8. #909e66
  9. #8a946f
  10. #858a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8daaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdd8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbdb01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7da38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4e42a {
  color: #b4e42a;
}
Background
.bg-b4e42a {
  background-color: #b4e42a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4e42a {
  border: 2px solid #b4e42a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4e42a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 228 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4e42a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4e42a, #57e42a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4e42a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 228 42 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.81 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.23 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.42 #4b1bd5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

June Bud
#b4e42a  rgb(180, 228, 42)  hsl(75, 78%, 53%)  June Bud
#5a2ae4  rgb(90, 42, 228)  hsl(255, 78%, 53%)  Han Purple
#2ab4e4  rgb(42, 180, 228)  hsl(195, 78%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e42ab4  rgb(228, 42, 180)  hsl(315, 78%, 53%)  Shocking Pink