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#BDED38

#bded38 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bded38 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 92.94% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.37% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 75.91°, 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 15.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7167

Complementary

  1. #bded38
  2. #6838ed

Split complementary

  1. #bded38
  2. #3863ed
  3. #c238ed

Analogous

  1. #edc238
  2. #bded38
  3. #63ed38

Triadic

  1. #bded38
  2. #38bded
  3. #ed38bd

Tetradic

  1. #bded38
  2. #38ed68
  3. #6838ed
  4. #ed38bd

Square

  1. #bded38
  2. #38edc2
  3. #6838ed
  4. #ed3863

Monochromatic

  1. #61800c
  2. #97c712
  3. #bded38
  4. #d4f37e
  5. #ecfac4

Shades

#bded38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded38
  2. #aad532
  3. #97be2d
  4. #84a627
  5. #718e22
  6. #5f771c
  7. #4c5f16
  8. #394711
  9. #262f0b
  10. #131806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded38
  2. #c4ef4c
  3. #caf160
  4. #d1f274
  5. #d7f488
  6. #def69c
  7. #e5f8af
  8. #ebfac3
  9. #f2fbd7
  10. #f8fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded38
  2. #b7e23f
  3. #b1d746
  4. #abcc4e
  5. #a5c155
  6. #9fb75c
  7. #98ac63
  8. #92a16a
  9. #8c9672
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dc4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded38 {
  color: #bded38;
}
Background
.bg-bded38 {
  background-color: #bded38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded38 {
  border: 2px solid #bded38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded38, #63ed38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 56 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.46 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.73 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.01 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.60 #4212c7 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bded38  rgb(189, 237, 56)  hsl(76, 83%, 57%)  Inchworm
#6838ed  rgb(104, 56, 237)  hsl(256, 83%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#38bded  rgb(56, 189, 237)  hsl(196, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed38bd  rgb(237, 56, 189)  hsl(316, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink