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#BDED74

#bded74 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bded74 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 92.94% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.05% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 83.8°, with 77.07% saturation and 69.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7265

Complementary

  1. #bded74
  2. #a474ed

Split complementary

  1. #bded74
  2. #7481ed
  3. #e174ed

Analogous

  1. #ede174
  2. #bded74
  3. #81ed74

Triadic

  1. #bded74
  2. #74bded
  3. #ed74bd

Tetradic

  1. #bded74
  2. #74eda4
  3. #a474ed
  4. #ed74bd

Square

  1. #bded74
  2. #74ede1
  3. #a474ed
  4. #ed7481

Monochromatic

  1. #74b117
  2. #9de430
  3. #bded74
  4. #ddf6b8
  5. #f6fded

Shades

#bded74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded74
  2. #aad568
  3. #97be5d
  4. #84a651
  5. #718e46
  6. #5f773a
  7. #4c5f2e
  8. #394723
  9. #262f17
  10. #13180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded74
  2. #c4ef82
  3. #caf190
  4. #d1f29e
  5. #d7f4ac
  6. #def6ba
  7. #e5f8c7
  8. #ebfad5
  9. #f2fbe3
  10. #f8fdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded74
  2. #b7e275
  3. #b1d776
  4. #abcc78
  5. #a5c179
  6. #9fb77a
  7. #98ac7b
  8. #92a17c
  9. #8c967e
  10. #868b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e4bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7df69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1dd7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e56e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded74 {
  color: #bded74;
}
Background
.bg-bded74 {
  background-color: #bded74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded74 {
  border: 2px solid #bded74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 77% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded74, #81ed74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 116 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.65 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.73 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.50 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.74 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.13 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.22 #42128b Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bded74  rgb(189, 237, 116)  hsl(84, 77%, 69%)  Inchworm
#a474ed  rgb(164, 116, 237)  hsl(264, 77%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#74bded  rgb(116, 189, 237)  hsl(204, 77%, 69%)  Maya Blue
#ed74bd  rgb(237, 116, 189)  hsl(324, 77%, 69%)  Persian Pink