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#B9EA46

#b9ea46 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b9ea46 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 91.76% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.09% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 77.93°, with 79.61% saturation and 59.61% 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 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.696

Complementary

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #7746ea

Split complementary

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #4667ea
  3. #c946ea

Analogous

  1. #eac946
  2. #b9ea46
  3. #67ea46

Triadic

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #46b9ea
  3. #ea46b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #46ea77
  3. #7746ea
  4. #ea46b9

Square

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #46eac9
  3. #7746ea
  4. #ea4667

Monochromatic

  1. #64880f
  2. #96cc17
  3. #b9ea46
  4. #d3f28b
  5. #edfacf

Shades

#b9ea46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #a7d33f
  3. #94bb38
  4. #82a431
  5. #6f8c2a
  6. #5d7523
  7. #4a5e1c
  8. #384615
  9. #252f0e
  10. #131707
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9ea46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #c0ec59
  3. #c7ee6b
  4. #cef07e
  5. #d5f290
  6. #dcf5a3
  7. #e3f7b5
  8. #eaf9c8
  9. #f1fbda
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9ea46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9ea46
  2. #b3df4c
  3. #aed552
  4. #a8ca57
  5. #a2c05d
  6. #9db563
  7. #97aa69
  8. #91a06f
  9. #8b9574
  10. #868b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde0b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7db2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1dfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce04f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bee3a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9ea46 {
  color: #b9ea46;
}
Background
.bg-b9ea46 {
  background-color: #b9ea46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9ea46 {
  border: 2px solid #b9ea46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9ea46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 234 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9ea46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ea46, #67ea46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9ea46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 234 70 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.55 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.07 #4615b9 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#b9ea46  rgb(185, 234, 70)  hsl(78, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm
#7746ea  rgb(119, 70, 234)  hsl(258, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#46b9ea  rgb(70, 185, 234)  hsl(198, 80%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea46b9  rgb(234, 70, 185)  hsl(318, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink