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#BEF649

#bef649 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bef649 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, 96.47% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.33% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 79.42°, with 90.58% saturation and 62.55% 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 16.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7734

Complementary

  1. #bef649
  2. #8149f6

Split complementary

  1. #bef649
  2. #4968f6
  3. #d749f6

Analogous

  1. #f6d749
  2. #bef649
  3. #68f649

Triadic

  1. #bef649
  2. #49bef6
  3. #f649be

Tetradic

  1. #bef649
  2. #49f681
  3. #8149f6
  4. #f649be

Square

  1. #bef649
  2. #49f6d7
  3. #8149f6
  4. #f64968

Monochromatic

  1. #6e9e08
  2. #a0e70b
  3. #bef649
  4. #d8fa92
  5. #f2fddb

Shades

#bef649 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef649
  2. #abdd42
  3. #98c53a
  4. #85ac33
  5. #72942c
  6. #5f7b25
  7. #4c621d
  8. #394a16
  9. #26310f
  10. #131907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef649 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef649
  2. #c5f75b
  3. #cbf86d
  4. #d2f980
  5. #d8fa92
  6. #dffba4
  7. #e5fbb6
  8. #ecfcc8
  9. #f2fddb
  10. #f9feed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef649 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef649
  2. #b8ea4f
  3. #b2de54
  4. #abd35a
  5. #a5c75f
  6. #9fbb65
  7. #99af6a
  8. #93a370
  9. #8c9875
  10. #868c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6ebba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe62b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe358 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6ebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebec39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5eb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3efae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef649 {
  color: #bef649;
}
Background
.bg-bef649 {
  background-color: #bef649;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef649 {
  border: 2px solid #bef649;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef649;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 246 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 91% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef649 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef649, #68f649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef649 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 246 73 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.75 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.92 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.07 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.34 #4109b6 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bef649  rgb(190, 246, 73)  hsl(79, 91%, 63%)  Green Yellow
#8149f6  rgb(129, 73, 246)  hsl(259, 91%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#49bef6  rgb(73, 190, 246)  hsl(199, 91%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f649be  rgb(246, 73, 190)  hsl(319, 91%, 63%)  Shocking Pink