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#BCD74A

#bcd74a ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcd74a 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, 84.31% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.58% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 71.49°, with 63.8% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 1.49.

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Relative luminance0.5979

Complementary

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #654ad7

Split complementary

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #4a76d7
  3. #ac4ad7

Analogous

  1. #d7ac4a
  2. #bcd74a
  3. #76d74a

Triadic

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #4abcd7
  3. #d74abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #4ad765
  3. #654ad7
  4. #d74abc

Square

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #4ad7ac
  3. #654ad7
  4. #d74a76

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6f19
  2. #94ae26
  3. #bcd74a
  4. #d3e589
  5. #eaf3c7

Shades

#bcd74a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #a9c243
  3. #96ac3b
  4. #849734
  5. #71812c
  6. #5e6c25
  7. #4b561e
  8. #384116
  9. #262b0f
  10. #131607
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd74a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #c3db5c
  3. #c9df6e
  4. #d0e380
  5. #d7e792
  6. #deeba5
  7. #e4efb7
  8. #ebf3c9
  9. #f2f7db
  10. #f8fbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd74a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd74a
  2. #b6ce4f
  3. #b0c655
  4. #aabd5a
  5. #a4b460
  6. #9eac65
  7. #98a36a
  8. #929a70
  9. #8c9175
  10. #86897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6ccba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d03f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2d09a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd74a {
  color: #bcd74a;
}
Background
.bg-bcd74a {
  background-color: #bcd74a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd74a {
  border: 2px solid #bcd74a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd74a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 215 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 64% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd74a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd74a, #76d74a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd74a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 215 74 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 1.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.09 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.68 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.86 #4328b5 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

June Bud
#bcd74a  rgb(188, 215, 74)  hsl(71, 64%, 57%)  June Bud
#654ad7  rgb(101, 74, 215)  hsl(251, 64%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#4abcd7  rgb(74, 188, 215)  hsl(191, 64%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#d74abc  rgb(215, 74, 188)  hsl(311, 64%, 57%)  Shocking Pink