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#BCED38

#bced38 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bced38 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, 92.94% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.37% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 76.24°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 15.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7155

Complementary

  1. #bced38
  2. #6938ed

Split complementary

  1. #bced38
  2. #3862ed
  3. #c338ed

Analogous

  1. #edc338
  2. #bced38
  3. #62ed38

Triadic

  1. #bced38
  2. #38bced
  3. #ed38bc

Tetradic

  1. #bced38
  2. #38ed69
  3. #6938ed
  4. #ed38bc

Square

  1. #bced38
  2. #38edc3
  3. #6938ed
  4. #ed3862

Monochromatic

  1. #61800c
  2. #96c712
  3. #bced38
  4. #d4f37e
  5. #ebfac4

Shades

#bced38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced38
  2. #a9d532
  3. #96be2d
  4. #84a627
  5. #718e22
  6. #5e771c
  7. #4b5f16
  8. #384711
  9. #262f0b
  10. #131806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced38
  2. #c3ef4c
  3. #c9f160
  4. #d0f274
  5. #d7f488
  6. #def69c
  7. #e4f8af
  8. #ebfac3
  9. #f2fbd7
  10. #f8fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced38
  2. #b6e23f
  3. #b0d746
  4. #aacc4e
  5. #a4c155
  6. #9eb75c
  7. #98ac63
  8. #92a16a
  9. #8c9672
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fade00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dc4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced38 {
  color: #bced38;
}
Background
.bg-bced38 {
  background-color: #bced38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced38 {
  border: 2px solid #bced38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced38, #62ed38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 56 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.34 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.90 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.73 #4312c7 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bced38  rgb(188, 237, 56)  hsl(76, 83%, 57%)  Inchworm
#6938ed  rgb(105, 56, 237)  hsl(256, 83%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#38bced  rgb(56, 188, 237)  hsl(196, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed38bc  rgb(237, 56, 188)  hsl(316, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink