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#BCF649

#bcf649 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bcf649 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 96.47% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.33% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 80.12°, with 90.58% saturation and 62.55% 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 16.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7708

Complementary

  1. #bcf649
  2. #8349f6

Split complementary

  1. #bcf649
  2. #4965f6
  3. #da49f6

Analogous

  1. #f6da49
  2. #bcf649
  3. #65f649

Triadic

  1. #bcf649
  2. #49bcf6
  3. #f649bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf649
  2. #49f683
  3. #8349f6
  4. #f649bc

Square

  1. #bcf649
  2. #49f6da
  3. #8349f6
  4. #f64965

Monochromatic

  1. #6c9e08
  2. #9de70b
  3. #bcf649
  4. #d7fa92
  5. #f2fddb

Shades

#bcf649 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf649
  2. #a9dd42
  3. #96c53a
  4. #84ac33
  5. #71942c
  6. #5e7b25
  7. #4b621d
  8. #384a16
  9. #26310f
  10. #131907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf649 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf649
  2. #c3f75b
  3. #c9f86d
  4. #d0f980
  5. #d7fa92
  6. #defba4
  7. #e4fbb6
  8. #ebfcc8
  9. #f2fddb
  10. #f8feed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf649 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf649
  2. #b6ea4f
  3. #b0de54
  4. #aad35a
  5. #a4c75f
  6. #9ebb65
  7. #98af6a
  8. #92a370
  9. #8c9875
  10. #868c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ebba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe62b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3ebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaec39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4eb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1efae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf649 {
  color: #bcf649;
}
Background
.bg-bcf649 {
  background-color: #bcf649;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf649 {
  border: 2px solid #bcf649;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf649;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 246 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 91% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf649 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf649, #65f649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf649 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 246 73 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.23 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.58 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.76 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.87 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.09 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.12 #4309b6 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bcf649  rgb(188, 246, 73)  hsl(80, 91%, 63%)  Green Yellow
#8349f6  rgb(131, 73, 246)  hsl(260, 91%, 63%)  Blue Violet
#49bcf6  rgb(73, 188, 246)  hsl(200, 91%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f649bc  rgb(246, 73, 188)  hsl(320, 91%, 63%)  Shocking Pink