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#BEF86E

#bef86e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bef86e 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, 97.25% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.65% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 85.22°, with 90.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 16.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.7921

Complementary

  1. #bef86e
  2. #a86ef8

Split complementary

  1. #bef86e
  2. #6e79f8
  3. #ed6ef8

Analogous

  1. #f8ed6e
  2. #bef86e
  3. #79f86e

Triadic

  1. #bef86e
  2. #6ebef8
  3. #f86ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bef86e
  2. #6ef8a8
  3. #a86ef8
  4. #f86ebe

Square

  1. #bef86e
  2. #6ef8ed
  3. #a86ef8
  4. #f86e79

Monochromatic

  1. #75c409
  2. #9df425
  3. #bef86e
  4. #dffcb7
  5. #f6feec

Shades

#bef86e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef86e
  2. #abdf63
  3. #98c658
  4. #85ae4d
  5. #729542
  6. #5f7c37
  7. #4c632c
  8. #394a21
  9. #263216
  10. #13190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef86e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef86e
  2. #c5f97d
  3. #cbf98b
  4. #d2fa9a
  5. #d8fba8
  6. #dffcb7
  7. #e5fcc5
  8. #ecfdd4
  9. #f2fee2
  10. #f9fef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef86e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef86e
  2. #b8ec70
  3. #b2e072
  4. #abd473
  5. #a5c875
  6. #9fbc77
  7. #99b079
  8. #93a47b
  9. #8c987c
  10. #868c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7edc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe960 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe577 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3eeda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaef66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ed74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f2b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef86e {
  color: #bef86e;
}
Background
.bg-bef86e {
  background-color: #bef86e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef86e {
  border: 2px solid #bef86e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef86e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 248 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 91% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef86e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef86e, #79f86e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef86e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 248 110 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.74 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.45 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.04 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.10 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.11 #410791 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bef86e  rgb(190, 248, 110)  hsl(85, 91%, 70%)  Inchworm
#a86ef8  rgb(168, 110, 248)  hsl(265, 91%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#6ebef8  rgb(110, 190, 248)  hsl(205, 91%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#f86ebe  rgb(248, 110, 190)  hsl(325, 91%, 70%)  Hot Pink