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#BEFC8A

#befc8a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#befc8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 98.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.24% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 92.63°, with 95% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.824

Complementary

  1. #befc8a
  2. #c88afc

Split complementary

  1. #befc8a
  2. #8f8afc
  3. #fc8af7

Analogous

  1. #f7fc8a
  2. #befc8a
  3. #8afc8f

Triadic

  1. #befc8a
  2. #8abefc
  3. #fc8abe

Tetradic

  1. #befc8a
  2. #8afcc8
  3. #c88afc
  4. #fc8abe

Square

  1. #befc8a
  2. #8af7fc
  3. #c88afc
  4. #fc8f8a

Monochromatic

  1. #6de706
  2. #95fa3f
  3. #befc8a
  4. #e7fed5
  5. #f4feeb

Shades

#befc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befc8a
  2. #abe37c
  3. #98ca6e
  4. #85b061
  5. #729753
  6. #5f7e45
  7. #4c6537
  8. #394c29
  9. #26321c
  10. #13190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#befc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befc8a
  2. #c5fc96
  3. #cbfda1
  4. #d2fdad
  5. #d8fdb9
  6. #dffec5
  7. #e5fed0
  8. #ecfedc
  9. #f2fee8
  10. #f9fff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befc8a
  2. #b8f089
  3. #b2e388
  4. #abd787
  5. #a5ca86
  6. #9fbe85
  7. #99b284
  8. #93a583
  9. #8c9982
  10. #868c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daf2cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe991 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0f4e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecf385 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5f18e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bff7c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befc8a {
  color: #befc8a;
}
Background
.bg-befc8a {
  background-color: #befc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befc8a {
  border: 2px solid #befc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 252 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 95% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befc8a, #8afc8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 252 138 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.47 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.28 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.35 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.32 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.44 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.00 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.57 #410375 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Inchworm
#befc8a  rgb(190, 252, 138)  hsl(93, 95%, 76%)  Inchworm
#c88afc  rgb(200, 138, 252)  hsl(273, 95%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#8abefc  rgb(138, 190, 252)  hsl(213, 95%, 76%)  Maya Blue
#fc8abe  rgb(252, 138, 190)  hsl(333, 95%, 76%)  Persian Pink