What color is #BED565?

#BED565 is a moderate yellow-green known as Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glow Worm?

The RGB value is 190, 213, 101: 190 red, 213 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glow Worm?

The complementary color is #7C65D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BED565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glow Worm color: hex code #BED565

#BED565 rgb(190, 213, 101)

Shades of green

Glow Worm has the hex code #BED565. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 83.5% green and 39.6% blue (190, 213, 101).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 57% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

Glow Worm (#BED565) color codes

HEX	`#BED565`
RGB	`rgb(190, 213, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 83.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 57%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 53%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 53%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.55, -24.04, 52.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.55, 57.38, 114.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.379, 59.475, 21.293)`
Decimal	`12506469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glow Worm, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BED565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BED565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BED565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bed565; }
.text { color: #bed565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bed565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 213 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bed565, #86d565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BED565 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BED565?: #BED565 is a moderate yellow-green known as Glow Worm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glow Worm?: The RGB value is 190, 213, 101: 190 red, 213 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glow Worm?: The complementary color is #7C65D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BED565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.