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#BDFD56

#bdfd56 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bdfd56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 82.99°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 17.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8174

Complementary

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #9656fd

Split complementary

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #566afd
  3. #e956fd

Analogous

  1. #fde956
  2. #bdfd56
  3. #6afd56

Triadic

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #56bdfd
  3. #fd56bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #56fd96
  3. #9656fd
  4. #fd56bd

Square

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #56fde9
  3. #9656fd
  4. #fd566a

Monochromatic

  1. #72b802
  2. #9ffc0a
  3. #bdfd56
  4. #dbfea2
  5. #f7ffeb

Shades

#bdfd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #aae44d
  3. #97ca45
  4. #84b13c
  5. #719834
  6. #5f7f2b
  7. #4c6522
  8. #394c1a
  9. #263311
  10. #131909
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdfd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #c4fd67
  3. #cafd78
  4. #d1fe89
  5. #d7fe9a
  6. #defeab
  7. #e5febb
  8. #ebfecc
  9. #f2ffdd
  10. #f8ffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdfd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdfd56
  2. #b7f15a
  3. #b1e45e
  4. #abd863
  5. #a5cb67
  6. #9fbf6b
  7. #98b26f
  8. #92a673
  9. #8c9978
  10. #868d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe864 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3f2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eef349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8f15e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f6b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdfd56 {
  color: #bdfd56;
}
Background
.bg-bdfd56 {
  background-color: #bdfd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdfd56 {
  border: 2px solid #bdfd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdfd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 253 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdfd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdfd56, #6afd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdfd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 253 86 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.86 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.00 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.61 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.56 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.71 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.17 #4202a9 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bdfd56  rgb(189, 253, 86)  hsl(83, 98%, 66%)  Green Yellow
#9656fd  rgb(150, 86, 253)  hsl(263, 98%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#56bdfd  rgb(86, 189, 253)  hsl(203, 98%, 66%)  Maya Blue
#fd56bd  rgb(253, 86, 189)  hsl(323, 98%, 66%)  Rose Pink