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#BEFE4E

#befe4e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#befe4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 99.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 81.82°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8238

Complementary

  1. #befe4e
  2. #8e4efe

Split complementary

  1. #befe4e
  2. #4e66fe
  3. #e64efe

Analogous

  1. #fee64e
  2. #befe4e
  3. #66fe4e

Triadic

  1. #befe4e
  2. #4ebefe
  3. #fe4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #befe4e
  2. #4efe8e
  3. #8e4efe
  4. #fe4ebe

Square

  1. #befe4e
  2. #4efee6
  3. #8e4efe
  4. #fe4e66

Monochromatic

  1. #72b201
  2. #a2fe02
  3. #befe4e
  4. #dafe9a
  5. #f6ffe6

Shades

#befe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befe4e
  2. #abe546
  3. #98cb3e
  4. #85b237
  5. #72982f
  6. #5f7f27
  7. #4c661f
  8. #394c17
  9. #263310
  10. #131908
  11. #000000

Tints

#befe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befe4e
  2. #c5fe60
  3. #cbfe71
  4. #d2fe83
  5. #d8fe95
  6. #dfffa7
  7. #e5ffb8
  8. #ecffca
  9. #f2ffdc
  10. #f9ffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befe4e
  2. #b8f153
  3. #b2e558
  4. #abd85d
  5. #a5cc62
  6. #9fbf67
  7. #99b26c
  8. #93a671
  9. #8c9976
  10. #868d7b
  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 #daf2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe95d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5f3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f43e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf258 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2f7b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befe4e {
  color: #befe4e;
}
Background
.bg-befe4e {
  background-color: #befe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befe4e {
  border: 2px solid #befe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 254 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befe4e, #66fe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 254 78 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.85 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.52 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.70 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.52 #4101b1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#befe4e  rgb(190, 254, 78)  hsl(82, 99%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#8e4efe  rgb(142, 78, 254)  hsl(262, 99%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#4ebefe  rgb(78, 190, 254)  hsl(202, 99%, 65%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe4ebe  rgb(254, 78, 190)  hsl(322, 99%, 65%)  Rose Pink