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#BBEE4E

#bbee4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbee4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 79.13°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.7226

Complementary

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #814eee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #4e6bee
  3. #d14eee

Analogous

  1. #eed14e
  2. #bbee4e
  3. #6bee4e

Triadic

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #4ebbee
  3. #ee4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #4eee81
  3. #814eee
  4. #ee4ebb

Square

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #4eeed1
  3. #814eee
  4. #ee4e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #6a950e
  2. #9cdb15
  3. #bbee4e
  4. #d6f594
  5. #f1fbda

Shades

#bbee4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #a8d646
  3. #96be3e
  4. #83a737
  5. #708f2f
  6. #5e7727
  7. #4b5f1f
  8. #384717
  9. #253010
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #c2f060
  3. #c9f171
  4. #cff383
  5. #d6f595
  6. #ddf7a7
  7. #e4f8b8
  8. #ebfaca
  9. #f1fcdc
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee4e
  2. #b5e353
  3. #afd858
  4. #a9cd5d
  5. #a3c262
  6. #9eb767
  7. #98ac6c
  8. #92a171
  9. #8c9676
  10. #868b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dc5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee4e {
  color: #bbee4e;
}
Background
.bg-bbee4e {
  background-color: #bbee4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee4e {
  border: 2px solid #bbee4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee4e, #6bee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.55 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.89 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.27 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.06 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.83 #4411b1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bbee4e  rgb(187, 238, 78)  hsl(79, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm
#814eee  rgb(129, 78, 238)  hsl(259, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ebbee  rgb(78, 187, 238)  hsl(199, 82%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee4ebb  rgb(238, 78, 187)  hsl(319, 82%, 62%)  Shocking Pink