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#B7BD2E

#b7bd2e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b7bd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 74.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.66% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 62.52°, with 60.85% saturation and 46.08% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4666

Complementary

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #342ebd

Split complementary

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #2e6fbd
  3. #7c2ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd7c2e
  2. #b7bd2e
  3. #6fbd2e

Triadic

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #2eb7bd
  3. #bd2eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #2ebd34
  3. #342ebd
  4. #bd2eb7

Square

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #2ebd7c
  3. #342ebd
  4. #bd2e6f

Monochromatic

  1. #404210
  2. #7b7f1f
  3. #b7bd2e
  4. #d3d85f
  5. #e4e79d

Shades

#b7bd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #a5aa29
  3. #929725
  4. #808420
  5. #6e711c
  6. #5c5f17
  7. #494c12
  8. #37390e
  9. #252609
  10. #121305
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #bec443
  3. #c5ca58
  4. #cdd16d
  5. #d4d782
  6. #dbde97
  7. #e2e5ab
  8. #e9ebc0
  9. #f1f2d5
  10. #f8f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bd2e
  2. #b2b736
  3. #acb13e
  4. #a7ab47
  5. #a1a54f
  6. #9c9f57
  7. #96985f
  8. #919267
  9. #8b8c70
  10. #868678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb408 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb73a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b81d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ba36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bd2e {
  color: #b7bd2e;
}
Background
.bg-b7bd2e {
  background-color: #b7bd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bd2e {
  border: 2px solid #b7bd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bd2e, #6fbd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.45 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.04 #4842d1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#b7bd2e  rgb(183, 189, 46)  hsl(63, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#342ebd  rgb(52, 46, 189)  hsl(243, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#2eb7bd  rgb(46, 183, 189)  hsl(183, 61%, 46%)  Verdigris
#bd2eb7  rgb(189, 46, 183)  hsl(303, 61%, 46%)  Purpureus