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#BEF87E

#bef87e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bef87e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 97.25% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.19% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 88.52°, with 89.71% saturation and 73.33% 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.7959

Complementary

  1. #bef87e
  2. #b87ef8

Split complementary

  1. #bef87e
  2. #7e81f8
  3. #f57ef8

Analogous

  1. #f8f57e
  2. #bef87e
  3. #81f87e

Triadic

  1. #bef87e
  2. #7ebef8
  3. #f87ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bef87e
  2. #7ef8b8
  3. #b87ef8
  4. #f87ebe

Square

  1. #bef87e
  2. #7ef8f5
  3. #b87ef8
  4. #f87e81

Monochromatic

  1. #73d20b
  2. #99f435
  3. #bef87e
  4. #e3fcc7
  5. #f5feec

Shades

#bef87e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef87e
  2. #abdf71
  3. #98c665
  4. #85ae58
  5. #72954c
  6. #5f7c3f
  7. #4c6332
  8. #394a26
  9. #263219
  10. #13190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef87e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef87e
  2. #c5f98b
  3. #cbf998
  4. #d2faa5
  5. #d8fbb2
  6. #dffcbf
  7. #e5fccb
  8. #ecfdd8
  9. #f2fee5
  10. #f9fef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef87e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef87e
  2. #b8ec7e
  3. #b2e07e
  4. #abd47f
  5. #a5c87f
  6. #9fbc7f
  7. #99b07f
  8. #93a47f
  9. #8c9880
  10. #868c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8eec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe973 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e585 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2efdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaef78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ed83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f3be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef87e {
  color: #bef87e;
}
Background
.bg-bef87e {
  background-color: #bef87e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef87e {
  border: 2px solid #bef87e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef87e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 248 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 90% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef87e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef87e, #81f87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef87e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 248 126 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.27 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.60 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.17 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.33 #410781 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bef87e  rgb(190, 248, 126)  hsl(89, 90%, 73%)  Inchworm
#b87ef8  rgb(184, 126, 248)  hsl(269, 90%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#7ebef8  rgb(126, 190, 248)  hsl(209, 90%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#f87ebe  rgb(248, 126, 190)  hsl(329, 90%, 73%)  Persian Pink