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#BBEC4E

#bbec4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbec4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 78.61°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7111

Complementary

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #7f4eec

Split complementary

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #4e6cec
  3. #ce4eec

Analogous

  1. #ecce4e
  2. #bbec4e
  3. #6cec4e

Triadic

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #4ebbec
  3. #ec4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #4eec7f
  3. #7f4eec
  4. #ec4ebb

Square

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #4eecce
  3. #7f4eec
  4. #ec4e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #699110
  2. #9bd617
  3. #bbec4e
  4. #d6f393
  5. #f0fbd8

Shades

#bbec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #a8d446
  3. #96bd3e
  4. #83a537
  5. #708e2f
  6. #5e7627
  7. #4b5e1f
  8. #384717
  9. #252f10
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #c2ee60
  3. #c9f071
  4. #cff283
  5. #d6f495
  6. #ddf6a7
  7. #e4f7b8
  8. #ebf9ca
  9. #f1fbdc
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbec4e
  2. #b5e153
  3. #afd658
  4. #a9cc5d
  5. #a3c162
  6. #9eb667
  7. #98ab6c
  8. #92a071
  9. #8c9676
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8dd37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2db5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e341 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e5a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbec4e {
  color: #bbec4e;
}
Background
.bg-bbec4e {
  background-color: #bbec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbec4e {
  border: 2px solid #bbec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbec4e, #6cec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.60 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.48 #4413b1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bbec4e  rgb(187, 236, 78)  hsl(79, 81%, 62%)  Inchworm
#7f4eec  rgb(127, 78, 236)  hsl(259, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ebbec  rgb(78, 187, 236)  hsl(199, 81%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec4ebb  rgb(236, 78, 187)  hsl(319, 81%, 62%)  Shocking Pink