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#BDFF59

#bdff59 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bdff59 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 100% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 83.86°, with 100% saturation and 67.45% 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 17.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8306

Complementary

  1. #bdff59
  2. #9b59ff

Split complementary

  1. #bdff59
  2. #596aff
  3. #ee59ff

Analogous

  1. #ffee59
  2. #bdff59
  3. #6aff59

Triadic

  1. #bdff59
  2. #59bdff
  3. #ff59bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdff59
  2. #59ff9b
  3. #9b59ff
  4. #ff59bd

Square

  1. #bdff59
  2. #59ffee
  3. #9b59ff
  4. #ff596a

Monochromatic

  1. #73bf00
  2. #9fff0c
  3. #bdff59
  4. #dbffa5
  5. #f7ffeb

Shades

#bdff59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdff59
  2. #aae650
  3. #97cc47
  4. #84b33e
  5. #719935
  6. #5f802d
  7. #4c6624
  8. #394d1b
  9. #263312
  10. #131a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdff59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdff59
  2. #c4ff6a
  3. #caff7a
  4. #d1ff8b
  5. #d7ff9b
  6. #deffac
  7. #e5ffbd
  8. #ebffcd
  9. #f2ffde
  10. #f8ffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdff59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdff59
  2. #b7f25d
  3. #b1e661
  4. #abd965
  5. #a5cc69
  6. #9fc06d
  7. #98b370
  8. #92a674
  9. #8c9978
  10. #868d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daf3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3f4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f54c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f261 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f9b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdff59 {
  color: #bdff59;
}
Background
.bg-bdff59 {
  background-color: #bdff59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdff59 {
  border: 2px solid #bdff59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdff59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 255 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdff59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdff59, #6aff59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdff59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 255 89 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.91 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.25 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.89 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.46 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.64 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.45 #4200a6 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bdff59  rgb(189, 255, 89)  hsl(84, 100%, 67%)  Green Yellow
#9b59ff  rgb(155, 89, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#59bdff  rgb(89, 189, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#ff59bd  rgb(255, 89, 189)  hsl(324, 100%, 67%)  Rose Pink