#BED565Glow Worm (#BED565) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 119°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.141. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BED565 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 213, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 57%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 53%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 53%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.6 -24 52.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.833 0.141 119) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Glow Worm shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c7cf5a — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c5d661 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bed565 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bed667 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Glow Worm in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.63:1 and against black 12.9:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e8fe9c · #bed565 · #99ad46 · #758626 · #536100 · #343d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bceca3 · #bed565 · #c4b848 · #c49d37 · #bc8334 · #af6b38
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bed565 · #7ab7a3 · #829437 · #008065 · #4b5800 · #004132
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e8f1d1 · #bed565 · #a0ad75 · #7d5bb6 · #424b1c · #272d0f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bed565 · #ada9b7 · #767b68 · #49464f · #1b1f0c · #010003
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f0fb · #cac6d4 · #9d99a8 · #251f30 · #05010d · #bed565
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bcedeb · #bed565 · #e546e9 · #5f8259 · #363b66 · #20060c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0eaff · #bed565 · #a3afd0 · #8d4996 · #323c5b · #130e04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bed565 · #94b0c4 · #2880b3 · #7f1946 · #3d001c · #000611
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bed565 · #8db3ba · #008797 · #543087 · #400000 · #040011
#C6DB7B · #CFE190 · #D7E8A4 · #E0EEB7 · #E9F4CA
#9AAE48 · #78892C · #57660B · #394400 · #1E2500
#C0D37E · #C2D094 · #C4CDA9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.