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#BAEF3E

#baef3e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#baef3e 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, 93.73% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.06% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 77.97°, with 84.69% saturation and 59.02% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7252

Complementary

  1. #baef3e
  2. #733eef

Split complementary

  1. #baef3e
  2. #3e61ef
  3. #cc3eef

Analogous

  1. #efcc3e
  2. #baef3e
  3. #61ef3e

Triadic

  1. #baef3e
  2. #3ebaef
  3. #ef3eba

Tetradic

  1. #baef3e
  2. #3eef73
  3. #733eef
  4. #ef3eba

Square

  1. #baef3e
  2. #3eefcc
  3. #733eef
  4. #ef3e61

Monochromatic

  1. #63890b
  2. #96cf11
  3. #baef3e
  4. #d3f585
  5. #edfbcb

Shades

#baef3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baef3e
  2. #a7d738
  3. #95bf32
  4. #82a72b
  5. #708f25
  6. #5d781f
  7. #4a6019
  8. #384813
  9. #25300c
  10. #131806
  11. #000000

Tints

#baef3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baef3e
  2. #c1f151
  3. #c8f265
  4. #cff478
  5. #d6f58b
  6. #ddf79f
  7. #e3f9b2
  8. #eafac5
  9. #f1fcd8
  10. #f8fdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baef3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baef3e
  2. #b4e445
  3. #aed94b
  4. #a9ce52
  5. #a3c358
  6. #9db85f
  7. #97ac66
  8. #91a16c
  9. #8c9673
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcdf14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e62a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e449 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfe8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baef3e {
  color: #baef3e;
}
Background
.bg-baef3e {
  background-color: #baef3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baef3e {
  border: 2px solid #baef3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baef3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 239 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baef3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baef3e, #61ef3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baef3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 239 62 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.71 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.40 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.70 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.17 #4510c1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#baef3e  rgb(186, 239, 62)  hsl(78, 85%, 59%)  Inchworm
#733eef  rgb(115, 62, 239)  hsl(258, 85%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#3ebaef  rgb(62, 186, 239)  hsl(198, 85%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef3eba  rgb(239, 62, 186)  hsl(318, 85%, 59%)  Shocking Pink