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#BBF86A

#bbf86a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbf86a 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, 97.25% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.26% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 85.77°, with 91.03% saturation and 69.41% 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 16.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.7874

Complementary

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #a76af8

Split complementary

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #6a74f8
  3. #ee6af8

Analogous

  1. #f8ee6a
  2. #bbf86a
  3. #74f86a

Triadic

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #6abbf8
  3. #f86abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #6af8a7
  3. #a76af8
  4. #f86abb

Square

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #6af8ee
  3. #a76af8
  4. #f86a74

Monochromatic

  1. #71c009
  2. #9af521
  3. #bbf86a
  4. #dcfbb3
  5. #f6feec

Shades

#bbf86a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #a8df5f
  3. #96c655
  4. #83ae4a
  5. #709540
  6. #5e7c35
  7. #4b632a
  8. #384a20
  9. #253215
  10. #13190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf86a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #c2f979
  3. #c9f988
  4. #cffa97
  5. #d6fba6
  6. #ddfcb5
  7. #e4fcc3
  8. #ebfdd2
  9. #f1fee1
  10. #f8fef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf86a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf86a
  2. #b5ec6c
  3. #afe06e
  4. #a9d471
  5. #a3c873
  6. #9ebc75
  7. #98b077
  8. #92a479
  9. #8c987c
  10. #868c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6edc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe85b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0eed9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaef61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ec70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bef2b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf86a {
  color: #bbf86a;
}
Background
.bg-bbf86a {
  background-color: #bbf86a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf86a {
  border: 2px solid #bbf86a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf86a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 248 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 91% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf86a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf86a, #74f86a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf86a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 248 106 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.58 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.60 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.61 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.89 #440795 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bbf86a  rgb(187, 248, 106)  hsl(86, 91%, 69%)  Inchworm
#a76af8  rgb(167, 106, 248)  hsl(266, 91%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#6abbf8  rgb(106, 187, 248)  hsl(206, 91%, 69%)  Maya Blue
#f86abb  rgb(248, 106, 187)  hsl(326, 91%, 69%)  Hot Pink