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#BCED4B

#bced4b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bced4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.35% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 78.15°, with 81.82% saturation and 61.18% 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 15.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.7177

Complementary

  1. #bced4b
  2. #7c4bed

Split complementary

  1. #bced4b
  2. #4b6bed
  3. #cd4bed

Analogous

  1. #edcd4b
  2. #bced4b
  3. #6bed4b

Triadic

  1. #bced4b
  2. #4bbced
  3. #ed4bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bced4b
  2. #4bed7c
  3. #7c4bed
  4. #ed4bbc

Square

  1. #bced4b
  2. #4bedcd
  3. #7c4bed
  4. #ed4b6b

Monochromatic

  1. #69910e
  2. #9cd615
  3. #bced4b
  4. #d6f491
  5. #f0fbd6

Shades

#bced4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced4b
  2. #a9d544
  3. #96be3c
  4. #84a635
  5. #718e2d
  6. #5e7726
  7. #4b5f1e
  8. #384717
  9. #262f0f
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced4b
  2. #c3ef5d
  3. #c9f16f
  4. #d0f281
  5. #d7f493
  6. #def6a5
  7. #e4f8b7
  8. #ebfac9
  9. #f2fbdb
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced4b
  2. #b6e250
  3. #b0d756
  4. #aacc5b
  5. #a4c160
  6. #9eb766
  7. #98ac6b
  8. #92a170
  9. #8c9675
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fade32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e43d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe353 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced4b {
  color: #bced4b;
}
Background
.bg-bced4b {
  background-color: #bced4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced4b {
  border: 2px solid #bced4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced4b, #6bed4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 75 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.05 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.35 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.61 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.72 #4312b4 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bced4b  rgb(188, 237, 75)  hsl(78, 82%, 61%)  Inchworm
#7c4bed  rgb(124, 75, 237)  hsl(258, 82%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#4bbced  rgb(75, 188, 237)  hsl(198, 82%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed4bbc  rgb(237, 75, 188)  hsl(318, 82%, 61%)  Shocking Pink