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#BBEF49

#bbef49 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbef49 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, 93.73% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.8°, with 83.84% saturation and 61.18% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7278

Complementary

  1. #bbef49
  2. #7d49ef

Split complementary

  1. #bbef49
  2. #4968ef
  3. #d049ef

Analogous

  1. #efd049
  2. #bbef49
  3. #68ef49

Triadic

  1. #bbef49
  2. #49bbef
  3. #ef49bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef49
  2. #49ef7d
  3. #7d49ef
  4. #ef49bb

Square

  1. #bbef49
  2. #49efd0
  3. #7d49ef
  4. #ef4968

Monochromatic

  1. #68920d
  2. #9bd813
  3. #bbef49
  4. #d5f58f
  5. #f0fbd6

Shades

#bbef49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef49
  2. #a8d742
  3. #96bf3a
  4. #83a733
  5. #708f2c
  6. #5e7825
  7. #4b601d
  8. #384816
  9. #25300f
  10. #131807
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef49
  2. #c2f15b
  3. #c9f26d
  4. #cff480
  5. #d6f592
  6. #ddf7a4
  7. #e4f9b6
  8. #ebfac8
  9. #f1fcdb
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef49
  2. #b5e44f
  3. #afd954
  4. #a9ce5a
  5. #a3c35f
  6. #9eb865
  7. #98ac6a
  8. #92a170
  9. #8c9675
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce02d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e4ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e63a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e452 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef49 {
  color: #bbef49;
}
Background
.bg-bbef49 {
  background-color: #bbef49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef49 {
  border: 2px solid #bbef49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef49, #68ef49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 73 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.97 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.82 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.97 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.66 #4410b6 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bbef49  rgb(187, 239, 73)  hsl(79, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm
#7d49ef  rgb(125, 73, 239)  hsl(259, 84%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#49bbef  rgb(73, 187, 239)  hsl(199, 84%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef49bb  rgb(239, 73, 187)  hsl(319, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink