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#BBEF4E

#bbef4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbef4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.38°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7285

Complementary

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #824eef

Split complementary

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #4e6bef
  3. #d34eef

Analogous

  1. #efd34e
  2. #bbef4e
  3. #6bef4e

Triadic

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #4ebbef
  3. #ef4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #4eef82
  3. #824eef
  4. #ef4ebb

Square

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #4eefd3
  3. #824eef
  4. #ef4e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #6a960e
  2. #9cdd14
  3. #bbef4e
  4. #d6f594
  5. #f1fcda

Shades

#bbef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #a8d746
  3. #96bf3e
  4. #83a737
  5. #708f2f
  6. #5e7827
  7. #4b601f
  8. #384817
  9. #253010
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #c2f160
  3. #c9f271
  4. #cff483
  5. #d6f595
  6. #ddf7a7
  7. #e4f9b8
  8. #ebfaca
  9. #f1fcdc
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef4e
  2. #b5e453
  3. #afd958
  4. #a9ce5d
  5. #a3c362
  6. #9eb867
  7. #98ac6c
  8. #92a171
  9. #8c9676
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe036 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef4e {
  color: #bbef4e;
}
Background
.bg-bbef4e {
  background-color: #bbef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef4e {
  border: 2px solid #bbef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef4e, #6bef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.56 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.50 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.20 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.94 #4410b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bbef4e  rgb(187, 239, 78)  hsl(79, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm
#824eef  rgb(130, 78, 239)  hsl(259, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ebbef  rgb(78, 187, 239)  hsl(199, 83%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef4ebb  rgb(239, 78, 187)  hsl(319, 83%, 62%)  Shocking Pink