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#B9CA65

#b9ca65 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b9ca65 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 79.22% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 70.1°, with 48.79% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.5349

Complementary

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #7665ca

Split complementary

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #6586ca
  3. #a865ca

Analogous

  1. #caa865
  2. #b9ca65
  3. #86ca65

Triadic

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #65b9ca
  3. #ca65b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #65ca76
  3. #7665ca
  4. #ca65b9

Square

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #65caa8
  3. #7665ca
  4. #ca6586

Monochromatic

  1. #637026
  2. #96a83a
  3. #b9ca65
  4. #d3de9e
  5. #edf1d7

Shades

#b9ca65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #a7b65b
  3. #94a251
  4. #828d47
  5. #6f793d
  6. #5d6533
  7. #4a5128
  8. #383d1e
  9. #252814
  10. #13140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9ca65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #c0cf74
  3. #c7d584
  4. #ceda93
  5. #d5dfa3
  6. #dce5b2
  7. #e3eac1
  8. #eaefd1
  9. #f1f4e0
  10. #f8faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9ca65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9ca65
  2. #b3c368
  3. #aebb6a
  4. #a8b46d
  5. #a2ac70
  6. #9da573
  7. #979e75
  8. #919678
  9. #8b8f7b
  10. #86877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c15c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc560 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac568 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc49a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9ca65 {
  color: #b9ca65;
}
Background
.bg-b9ca65 {
  background-color: #b9ca65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9ca65 {
  border: 2px solid #b9ca65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9ca65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 202 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 49% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9ca65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ca65, #86ca65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9ca65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 202 101 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.98 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.43 #46359a Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

June Bud
#b9ca65  rgb(185, 202, 101)  hsl(70, 49%, 59%)  June Bud
#7665ca  rgb(118, 101, 202)  hsl(250, 49%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#65b9ca  rgb(101, 185, 202)  hsl(190, 49%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca65b9  rgb(202, 101, 185)  hsl(310, 49%, 59%)  Sky Magenta