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#BAEE4E

#baee4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#baee4e 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, 93.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 79.5°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.7214

Complementary

  1. #baee4e
  2. #824eee

Split complementary

  1. #baee4e
  2. #4e6aee
  3. #d24eee

Analogous

  1. #eed24e
  2. #baee4e
  3. #6aee4e

Triadic

  1. #baee4e
  2. #4ebaee
  3. #ee4eba

Tetradic

  1. #baee4e
  2. #4eee82
  3. #824eee
  4. #ee4eba

Square

  1. #baee4e
  2. #4eeed2
  3. #824eee
  4. #ee4e6a

Monochromatic

  1. #69950e
  2. #9adb15
  3. #baee4e
  4. #d5f594
  5. #f0fbda

Shades

#baee4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baee4e
  2. #a7d646
  3. #95be3e
  4. #82a737
  5. #708f2f
  6. #5d7727
  7. #4a5f1f
  8. #384717
  9. #253010
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#baee4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baee4e
  2. #c1f060
  3. #c8f171
  4. #cff383
  5. #d6f595
  6. #ddf7a7
  7. #e3f8b8
  8. #eafaca
  9. #f1fcdc
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baee4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baee4e
  2. #b4e353
  3. #aed858
  4. #a9cd5d
  5. #a3c262
  6. #9db767
  7. #97ac6c
  8. #91a171
  9. #8c9676
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2e3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe356 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfe8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baee4e {
  color: #baee4e;
}
Background
.bg-baee4e {
  background-color: #baee4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baee4e {
  border: 2px solid #baee4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baee4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 238 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baee4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baee4e, #6aee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baee4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 238 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.42 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.82 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.33 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.21 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.79 #4511b1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#baee4e  rgb(186, 238, 78)  hsl(80, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm
#824eee  rgb(130, 78, 238)  hsl(260, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ebaee  rgb(78, 186, 238)  hsl(200, 82%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee4eba  rgb(238, 78, 186)  hsl(320, 82%, 62%)  Shocking Pink