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#BEE42E

#bee42e ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bee42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 89.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 72.53°, with 77.12% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6663

Complementary

  1. #bee42e
  2. #542ee4

Split complementary

  1. #bee42e
  2. #2e63e4
  3. #af2ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4af2e
  2. #bee42e
  3. #63e42e

Triadic

  1. #bee42e
  2. #2ebee4
  3. #e42ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bee42e
  2. #2ee454
  3. #542ee4
  4. #e42ebe

Square

  1. #bee42e
  2. #2ee4af
  3. #542ee4
  4. #e42e63

Monochromatic

  1. #586b0e
  2. #8faf17
  3. #bee42e
  4. #d3ed72
  5. #e8f6b6

Shades

#bee42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bee42e
  2. #abcd29
  3. #98b625
  4. #85a020
  5. #72891c
  6. #5f7217
  7. #4c5b12
  8. #39440e
  9. #262e09
  10. #131705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bee42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bee42e
  2. #c5e743
  3. #cbe958
  4. #d2ec6d
  5. #d8ef82
  6. #dff297
  7. #e5f4ab
  8. #ecf7c0
  9. #f2fad5
  10. #f9fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bee42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bee42e
  2. #b8da36
  3. #b2d03e
  4. #abc647
  5. #a5bc4f
  6. #9fb257
  7. #99a85f
  8. #939e67
  9. #8c9470
  10. #868a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccdbac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd542 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9d8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdc0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdb3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5dd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bee42e {
  color: #bee42e;
}
Background
.bg-bee42e {
  background-color: #bee42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bee42e {
  border: 2px solid #bee42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bee42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 228 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bee42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bee42e, #63e42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bee42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 228 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.05 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.10 #411bd1 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#bee42e  rgb(190, 228, 46)  hsl(73, 77%, 54%)  Pear
#542ee4  rgb(84, 46, 228)  hsl(253, 77%, 54%)  Han Purple
#2ebee4  rgb(46, 190, 228)  hsl(193, 77%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e42ebe  rgb(228, 46, 190)  hsl(313, 77%, 54%)  Shocking Pink