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#BDFD42

#bdfd42 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bdfd42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 99.22% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 80.53°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8146

Complementary

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #8242fd

Split complementary

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #4260fd
  3. #df42fd

Analogous

  1. #fddf42
  2. #bdfd42
  3. #60fd42

Triadic

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #42bdfd
  3. #fd42bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #42fd82
  3. #8242fd
  4. #fd42bd

Square

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #42fddf
  3. #8242fd
  4. #fd4260

Monochromatic

  1. #6da402
  2. #9ff003
  3. #bdfd42
  4. #d7fe8e
  5. #f2ffd9

Shades

#bdfd42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #aae43b
  3. #97ca35
  4. #84b12e
  5. #719828
  6. #5f7f21
  7. #4c651a
  8. #394c14
  9. #26330d
  10. #131907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdfd42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #c4fd55
  3. #cafd68
  4. #d1fe7b
  5. #d7fe8e
  6. #defea1
  7. #e5feb3
  8. #ebfec6
  9. #f2ffd9
  10. #f8ffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdfd42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdfd42
  2. #b7f148
  3. #b1e44e
  4. #abd855
  5. #a5cb5b
  6. #9fbf61
  7. #98b267
  8. #92a66d
  9. #8c9974
  10. #868d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe854 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4f1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eff32d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f14d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdfd42 {
  color: #bdfd42;
}
Background
.bg-bdfd42 {
  background-color: #bdfd42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdfd42 {
  border: 2px solid #bdfd42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdfd42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 253 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdfd42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdfd42, #60fd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdfd42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 253 66 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.89 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.99 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.48 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.92 #4202bd Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bdfd42  rgb(189, 253, 66)  hsl(81, 98%, 63%)  Green Yellow
#8242fd  rgb(130, 66, 253)  hsl(261, 98%, 63%)  Blue Violet
#42bdfd  rgb(66, 189, 253)  hsl(201, 98%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd42bd  rgb(253, 66, 189)  hsl(321, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink