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#BEF459

#bef459 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bef459 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 95.69% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.52% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 80.9°, with 87.57% saturation and 65.29% 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 16.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.7637

Complementary

  1. #bef459
  2. #8f59f4

Split complementary

  1. #bef459
  2. #5970f4
  3. #dc59f4

Analogous

  1. #f4dc59
  2. #bef459
  3. #70f459

Triadic

  1. #bef459
  2. #59bef4
  3. #f459be

Tetradic

  1. #bef459
  2. #59f48f
  3. #8f59f4
  4. #f459be

Square

  1. #bef459
  2. #59f4dc
  3. #8f59f4
  4. #f45970

Monochromatic

  1. #72a90b
  2. #a2ef11
  3. #bef459
  4. #daf9a1
  5. #f6fee8

Shades

#bef459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef459
  2. #abdc50
  3. #98c347
  4. #85ab3e
  5. #729235
  6. #5f7a2d
  7. #4c6224
  8. #39491b
  9. #263112
  10. #131809
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef459
  2. #c5f56a
  3. #cbf67a
  4. #d2f78b
  5. #d8f89b
  6. #dffaac
  7. #e5fbbd
  8. #ecfccd
  9. #f2fdde
  10. #f9feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef459
  2. #b8e85d
  3. #b2dd61
  4. #abd165
  5. #a5c669
  6. #9fba6d
  7. #99ae70
  8. #93a374
  9. #8c9778
  10. #868c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5eabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe545 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e265 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e9d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9eb4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e960 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2eeb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef459 {
  color: #bef459;
}
Background
.bg-bef459 {
  background-color: #bef459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef459 {
  border: 2px solid #bef459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 244 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 88% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef459, #70f459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 244 89 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.47 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.07 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.12 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.33 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.78 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.79 #410ba6 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bef459  rgb(190, 244, 89)  hsl(81, 88%, 65%)  Inchworm
#8f59f4  rgb(143, 89, 244)  hsl(261, 88%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#59bef4  rgb(89, 190, 244)  hsl(201, 88%, 65%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f459be  rgb(244, 89, 190)  hsl(321, 88%, 65%)  Rose Pink