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#BAEC79

#baec79 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#baec79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 86.09°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.7181

Complementary

  1. #baec79
  2. #ab79ec

Split complementary

  1. #baec79
  2. #7980ec
  3. #e579ec

Analogous

  1. #ece579
  2. #baec79
  3. #80ec79

Triadic

  1. #baec79
  2. #79baec
  3. #ec79ba

Tetradic

  1. #baec79
  2. #79ecab
  3. #ab79ec
  4. #ec79ba

Square

  1. #baec79
  2. #79ece5
  3. #ab79ec
  4. #ec7980

Monochromatic

  1. #70b319
  2. #97e236
  3. #baec79
  4. #dcf5bc
  5. #f6fced

Shades

#baec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baec79
  2. #a7d46d
  3. #95bd61
  4. #82a555
  5. #708e49
  6. #5d763d
  7. #4a5e30
  8. #384724
  9. #252f18
  10. #13180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#baec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baec79
  2. #c1ee86
  3. #c8f094
  4. #cff2a1
  5. #d6f4af
  6. #ddf6bc
  7. #e3f7c9
  8. #eaf9d7
  9. #f1fbe4
  10. #f8fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baec79
  2. #b4e17a
  3. #aed67a
  4. #a9cc7b
  5. #a3c17c
  6. #9db67d
  7. #97ab7d
  8. #91a07e
  9. #8c967f
  10. #868b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6df6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedb80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bee3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbe27d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bde7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baec79 {
  color: #baec79;
}
Background
.bg-baec79 {
  background-color: #baec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baec79 {
  border: 2px solid #baec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baec79, #80ec79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.20 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.21 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.43 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.66 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.92 #451386 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#baec79  rgb(186, 236, 121)  hsl(86, 75%, 70%)  Inchworm
#ab79ec  rgb(171, 121, 236)  hsl(266, 75%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#79baec  rgb(121, 186, 236)  hsl(206, 75%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#ec79ba  rgb(236, 121, 186)  hsl(326, 75%, 70%)  Persian Pink