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#BEFA72

#befa72 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#befa72 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, 98.04% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 86.47°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 17.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.8053

Complementary

  1. #befa72
  2. #ae72fa

Split complementary

  1. #befa72
  2. #727afa
  3. #f272fa

Analogous

  1. #faf272
  2. #befa72
  3. #7afa72

Triadic

  1. #befa72
  2. #72befa
  3. #fa72be

Tetradic

  1. #befa72
  2. #72faae
  3. #ae72fa
  4. #fa72be

Square

  1. #befa72
  2. #72faf2
  3. #ae72fa
  4. #fa727a

Monochromatic

  1. #75cc07
  2. #9cf728
  3. #befa72
  4. #e0fdbc
  5. #f6feeb

Shades

#befa72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befa72
  2. #abe167
  3. #98c85b
  4. #85af50
  5. #729644
  6. #5f7d39
  7. #4c642e
  8. #394b22
  9. #263217
  10. #13190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#befa72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befa72
  2. #c5fb80
  3. #cbfb8e
  4. #d2fc9c
  5. #d8fcaa
  6. #dffdb9
  7. #e5fdc7
  8. #ecfed5
  9. #f2fee3
  10. #f9fff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befa72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befa72
  2. #b8ee73
  3. #b2e275
  4. #abd576
  5. #a5c978
  6. #9fbd79
  7. #99b17a
  8. #93a57c
  9. #8c987d
  10. #868c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8efc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce67b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3f0dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecf16a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ef77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befa72 {
  color: #befa72;
}
Background
.bg-befa72 {
  background-color: #befa72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befa72 {
  border: 2px solid #befa72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befa72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 250 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befa72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befa72, #7afa72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befa72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 250 114 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.65 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.99 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.12 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.16 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.41 #41058d Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#befa72  rgb(190, 250, 114)  hsl(86, 93%, 71%)  Inchworm
#ae72fa  rgb(174, 114, 250)  hsl(266, 93%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#72befa  rgb(114, 190, 250)  hsl(206, 93%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#fa72be  rgb(250, 114, 190)  hsl(326, 93%, 71%)  Hot Pink