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#C4E962

#c4e962 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c4e962 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 91.37% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.94% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 76.44°, with 75.42% saturation and 64.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.709

Complementary

  1. #c4e962
  2. #8762e9

Split complementary

  1. #c4e962
  2. #6281e9
  3. #ca62e9

Analogous

  1. #e9ca62
  2. #c4e962
  3. #81e962

Triadic

  1. #c4e962
  2. #62c4e9
  3. #e962c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e962
  2. #62e987
  3. #8762e9
  4. #e962c4

Square

  1. #c4e962
  2. #62e9ca
  3. #8762e9
  4. #e96281

Monochromatic

  1. #779c16
  2. #abdf1f
  3. #c4e962
  4. #ddf2a5
  5. #f6fce8

Shades

#c4e962 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e962
  2. #b0d258
  3. #9dba4e
  4. #89a345
  5. #768c3b
  6. #627531
  7. #4e5d27
  8. #3b461d
  9. #272f14
  10. #14170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e962 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e962
  2. #caeb72
  3. #d0ed81
  4. #d6f091
  5. #dcf2a1
  6. #e2f4b1
  7. #e7f6c0
  8. #edf8d0
  9. #f3fbe0
  10. #f9fdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e962 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e962
  2. #bddf65
  3. #b6d468
  4. #b0ca6b
  5. #a9bf6e
  6. #a2b571
  7. #9baa74
  8. #94a077
  9. #8e957a
  10. #878b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e1b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5dc53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1db6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cddecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e15a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e167 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9e3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e962 {
  color: #c4e962;
}
Background
.bg-c4e962 {
  background-color: #c4e962;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e962 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e962;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e962;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 233 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 75% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e962 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e962, #81e962);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e962 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 233 98 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.49 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.77 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.83 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.93 #3b169d Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#c4e962  rgb(196, 233, 98)  hsl(76, 75%, 65%)  Inchworm
#8762e9  rgb(135, 98, 233)  hsl(256, 75%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#62c4e9  rgb(98, 196, 233)  hsl(196, 75%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#e962c4  rgb(233, 98, 196)  hsl(316, 75%, 65%)  Rose Pink