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#BCD42E

#bcd42e ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcd42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.3% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 68.67°, with 65.87% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5798

Complementary

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #462ed4

Split complementary

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #2e69d4
  3. #992ed4

Analogous

  1. #d4992e
  2. #bcd42e
  3. #69d42e

Triadic

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #2ebcd4
  3. #d42ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #2ed446
  3. #462ed4
  4. #d42ebc

Square

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #2ed499
  3. #462ed4
  4. #d42e69

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5712
  2. #85971f
  3. #bcd42e
  4. #d0e16d
  5. #e5eead

Shades

#bcd42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #a9bf29
  3. #96aa25
  4. #849420
  5. #717f1c
  6. #5e6a17
  7. #4b5512
  8. #38400e
  9. #262a09
  10. #131505
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #c3d843
  3. #c9dd58
  4. #d0e16d
  5. #d7e582
  6. #deea97
  7. #e4eeab
  8. #ebf2c0
  9. #f2f6d5
  10. #f8fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd42e
  2. #b6cc36
  3. #b0c33e
  4. #aabb47
  5. #a4b24f
  6. #9eaa57
  7. #98a25f
  8. #929967
  9. #8c9170
  10. #868878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cda1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8c8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4cd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ce38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3cd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd42e {
  color: #bcd42e;
}
Background
.bg-bcd42e {
  background-color: #bcd42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd42e {
  border: 2px solid #bcd42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd42e, #69d42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.44 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 9.70 #432bd1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

June Bud
#bcd42e  rgb(188, 212, 46)  hsl(69, 66%, 51%)  June Bud
#462ed4  rgb(70, 46, 212)  hsl(249, 66%, 51%)  Han Purple
#2ebcd4  rgb(46, 188, 212)  hsl(189, 66%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#d42ebc  rgb(212, 46, 188)  hsl(309, 66%, 51%)  Shocking Pink