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#BEF53E

#bef53e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bef53e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 96.08% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.69% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 78.03°, with 90.15% saturation and 60.2% 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 16.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.766

Complementary

  1. #bef53e
  2. #753ef5

Split complementary

  1. #bef53e
  2. #3e63f5
  3. #d03ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5d03e
  2. #bef53e
  3. #63f53e

Triadic

  1. #bef53e
  2. #3ebef5
  3. #f53ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bef53e
  2. #3ef575
  3. #753ef5
  4. #f53ebe

Square

  1. #bef53e
  2. #3ef5d0
  3. #753ef5
  4. #f53e63

Monochromatic

  1. #699208
  2. #9ddb0b
  3. #bef53e
  4. #d7f987
  5. #effdcf

Shades

#bef53e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef53e
  2. #abdd38
  3. #98c432
  4. #85ac2b
  5. #729325
  6. #5f7b1f
  7. #4c6219
  8. #394a13
  9. #26310c
  10. #131906
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef53e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef53e
  2. #c5f651
  3. #cbf765
  4. #d2f878
  5. #d8f98b
  6. #dffa9f
  7. #e5fbb2
  8. #ecfcc5
  9. #f2fdd8
  10. #f9feec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef53e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef53e
  2. #b8e945
  3. #b2de4b
  4. #abd252
  5. #a5c658
  6. #9fbb5f
  7. #99af66
  8. #93a36c
  9. #8c9773
  10. #868c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5eab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe50f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaeb29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ea49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3eeab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef53e {
  color: #bef53e;
}
Background
.bg-bef53e {
  background-color: #bef53e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef53e {
  border: 2px solid #bef53e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef53e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 245 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef53e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef53e, #63f53e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef53e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 245 62 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.53 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.75 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.38 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.05 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.07 #410ac1 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bef53e  rgb(190, 245, 62)  hsl(78, 90%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#753ef5  rgb(117, 62, 245)  hsl(258, 90%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#3ebef5  rgb(62, 190, 245)  hsl(198, 90%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f53ebe  rgb(245, 62, 190)  hsl(318, 90%, 60%)  Shocking Pink