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#BAEC48

#baec48 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#baec48 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 92.55% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.49% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 78.29°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.709

Complementary

  1. #baec48
  2. #7a48ec

Split complementary

  1. #baec48
  2. #4868ec
  3. #cc48ec

Analogous

  1. #eccc48
  2. #baec48
  3. #68ec48

Triadic

  1. #baec48
  2. #48baec
  3. #ec48ba

Tetradic

  1. #baec48
  2. #48ec7a
  3. #7a48ec
  4. #ec48ba

Square

  1. #baec48
  2. #48eccc
  3. #7a48ec
  4. #ec4868

Monochromatic

  1. #668c0f
  2. #98d216
  3. #baec48
  4. #d4f38d
  5. #eefad3

Shades

#baec48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baec48
  2. #a7d441
  3. #95bd3a
  4. #82a532
  5. #708e2b
  6. #5d7624
  7. #4a5e1d
  8. #384716
  9. #252f0e
  10. #131807
  11. #000000

Tints

#baec48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baec48
  2. #c1ee5a
  3. #c8f06d
  4. #cff27f
  5. #d6f491
  6. #ddf6a4
  7. #e3f7b6
  8. #eaf9c8
  9. #f1fbda
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baec48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baec48
  2. #b4e14e
  3. #aed653
  4. #a9cc59
  5. #a3c15e
  6. #9db664
  7. #97ab6a
  8. #91a06f
  9. #8c9675
  10. #868b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dd2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2da56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2e1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfe5a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baec48 {
  color: #baec48;
}
Background
.bg-baec48 {
  background-color: #baec48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baec48 {
  border: 2px solid #baec48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baec48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 236 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baec48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baec48, #68ec48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baec48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 236 72 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.01 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.28 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.63 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.46 #4513b7 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#baec48  rgb(186, 236, 72)  hsl(78, 81%, 60%)  Inchworm
#7a48ec  rgb(122, 72, 236)  hsl(258, 81%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#48baec  rgb(72, 186, 236)  hsl(198, 81%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec48ba  rgb(236, 72, 186)  hsl(318, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink