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#BCED4E

#bced4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bced4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 92.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.09% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 78.49°, with 81.54% saturation and 61.76% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.7181

Complementary

  1. #bced4e
  2. #7f4eed

Split complementary

  1. #bced4e
  2. #4e6ced
  3. #ce4eed

Analogous

  1. #edce4e
  2. #bced4e
  3. #6ced4e

Triadic

  1. #bced4e
  2. #4ebced
  3. #ed4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bced4e
  2. #4eed7f
  3. #7f4eed
  4. #ed4ebc

Square

  1. #bced4e
  2. #4eedce
  3. #7f4eed
  4. #ed4e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #6a930f
  2. #9dd816
  3. #bced4e
  4. #d6f493
  5. #f1fbd9

Shades

#bced4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced4e
  2. #a9d546
  3. #96be3e
  4. #84a637
  5. #718e2f
  6. #5e7727
  7. #4b5f1f
  8. #384717
  9. #262f10
  10. #131808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced4e
  2. #c3ef60
  3. #c9f171
  4. #d0f283
  5. #d7f495
  6. #def6a7
  7. #e4f8b8
  8. #ebfaca
  9. #f2fbdc
  10. #f8fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced4e
  2. #b6e253
  3. #b0d758
  4. #aacc5d
  5. #a4c162
  6. #9eb767
  7. #98ac6c
  8. #92a171
  9. #8c9676
  10. #868b7b
  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 #d0e3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fade36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e441 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe356 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e6a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced4e {
  color: #bced4e;
}
Background
.bg-bced4e {
  background-color: #bced4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced4e {
  border: 2px solid #bced4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced4e, #6ced4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.98 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.18 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.47 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.70 #4312b1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#bced4e  rgb(188, 237, 78)  hsl(78, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm
#7f4eed  rgb(127, 78, 237)  hsl(258, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ebced  rgb(78, 188, 237)  hsl(198, 82%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed4ebc  rgb(237, 78, 188)  hsl(318, 82%, 62%)  Shocking Pink