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#BEFB2D

#befb2d ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#befb2d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 98.43% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.07% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 77.77°, with 96.26% saturation and 58.04% 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 17.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8013

Complementary

  1. #befb2d
  2. #6a2dfb

Split complementary

  1. #befb2d
  2. #2d57fb
  3. #d12dfb

Analogous

  1. #fbd12d
  2. #befb2d
  3. #57fb2d

Triadic

  1. #befb2d
  2. #2dbefb
  3. #fb2dbe

Tetradic

  1. #befb2d
  2. #2dfb6a
  3. #6a2dfb
  4. #fb2dbe

Square

  1. #befb2d
  2. #2dfbd1
  3. #6a2dfb
  4. #fb2d57

Monochromatic

  1. #648c03
  2. #99d704
  3. #befb2d
  4. #d5fc78
  5. #ecfec3

Shades

#befb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befb2d
  2. #abe229
  3. #98c924
  4. #85b020
  5. #72971b
  6. #5f7e17
  7. #4c6412
  8. #394b0e
  9. #263209
  10. #131905
  11. #000000

Tints

#befb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befb2d
  2. #c5fb42
  3. #cbfc57
  4. #d2fc6c
  5. #d8fd81
  6. #dffd96
  7. #e5fdab
  8. #ecfec0
  9. #f2fed5
  10. #f9ffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befb2d
  2. #b8ef35
  3. #b2e23e
  4. #abd646
  5. #a5ca4e
  6. #9fbe57
  7. #99b15f
  8. #93a567
  9. #8c996f
  10. #868c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8efba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe646 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6efd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eef100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ef3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f4ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befb2d {
  color: #befb2d;
}
Background
.bg-befb2d {
  background-color: #befb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befb2d {
  border: 2px solid #befb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 251 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befb2d, #57fb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 251 45 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.79 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.87 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.87 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.82 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.51 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.06 #4104d2 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#befb2d  rgb(190, 251, 45)  hsl(78, 96%, 58%)  Green Yellow
#6a2dfb  rgb(106, 45, 251)  hsl(258, 96%, 58%)  Electric Indigo
#2dbefb  rgb(45, 190, 251)  hsl(198, 96%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb2dbe  rgb(251, 45, 190)  hsl(318, 96%, 58%)  Shocking Pink