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#BEFA40

#befa40 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#befa40 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, 98.04% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 79.35°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7969

Complementary

  1. #befa40
  2. #7c40fa

Split complementary

  1. #befa40
  2. #4061fa
  3. #d940fa

Analogous

  1. #fad940
  2. #befa40
  3. #61fa40

Triadic

  1. #befa40
  2. #40befa
  3. #fa40be

Tetradic

  1. #befa40
  2. #40fa7c
  3. #7c40fa
  4. #fa40be

Square

  1. #befa40
  2. #40fad9
  3. #7c40fa
  4. #fa4061

Monochromatic

  1. #6c9d04
  2. #9fe706
  3. #befa40
  4. #d7fc8b
  5. #f1fed5

Shades

#befa40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befa40
  2. #abe13a
  3. #98c833
  4. #85af2d
  5. #729626
  6. #5f7d20
  7. #4c641a
  8. #394b13
  9. #26320d
  10. #131906
  11. #000000

Tints

#befa40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befa40
  2. #c5fb53
  3. #cbfb66
  4. #d2fc79
  5. #d8fc8c
  6. #dffda0
  7. #e5fdb3
  8. #ecfec6
  9. #f2fed9
  10. #f9ffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befa40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befa40
  2. #b8ee46
  3. #b2e24d
  4. #abd553
  5. #a5c95a
  6. #9fbd60
  7. #99b166
  8. #93a56d
  9. #8c9873
  10. #868c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8efbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe912 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6eed7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf02b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ee4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befa40 {
  color: #befa40;
}
Background
.bg-befa40 {
  background-color: #befa40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befa40 {
  border: 2px solid #befa40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befa40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 250 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befa40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befa40, #61fa40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befa40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 250 64 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.66 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.15 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.87 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.75 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.58 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.91 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.05 #4105bf Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#befa40  rgb(190, 250, 64)  hsl(79, 95%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#7c40fa  rgb(124, 64, 250)  hsl(259, 95%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#40befa  rgb(64, 190, 250)  hsl(199, 95%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa40be  rgb(250, 64, 190)  hsl(319, 95%, 62%)  Shocking Pink