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#BAEA09

#baea09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#baea09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 91.76% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.15% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 72.8°, with 92.59% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.693

Complementary

  1. #baea09
  2. #3909ea

Split complementary

  1. #baea09
  2. #094aea
  3. #aa09ea

Analogous

  1. #eaaa09
  2. #baea09
  3. #4aea09

Triadic

  1. #baea09
  2. #09baea
  3. #ea09ba

Tetradic

  1. #baea09
  2. #09ea39
  3. #3909ea
  4. #ea09ba

Square

  1. #baea09
  2. #09eaaa
  3. #3909ea
  4. #ea094a

Monochromatic

  1. #455703
  2. #7fa006
  3. #baea09
  4. #d2f848
  5. #e4fb91

Shades

#baea09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baea09
  2. #a7d308
  3. #95bb07
  4. #82a406
  5. #708c05
  6. #5d7505
  7. #4a5e04
  8. #384603
  9. #252f02
  10. #131701
  11. #000000

Tints

#baea09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baea09
  2. #c1ec22
  3. #c8ee3a
  4. #cff053
  5. #d6f26b
  6. #ddf584
  7. #e3f79d
  8. #eaf9b5
  9. #f1fbce
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baea09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baea09
  2. #b4df15
  3. #aed521
  4. #a9ca2d
  5. #a3c039
  6. #9db545
  7. #97aa50
  8. #91a05c
  9. #8c9568
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d932 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4dec7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baea09 {
  color: #baea09;
}
Background
.bg-baea09 {
  background-color: #baea09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baea09 {
  border: 2px solid #baea09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baea09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 234 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baea09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baea09, #4aea09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baea09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 234 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.44 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.95 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.41 #4515f6 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baea09  rgb(186, 234, 9)  hsl(73, 93%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#3909ea  rgb(57, 9, 234)  hsl(253, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#09baea  rgb(9, 186, 234)  hsl(193, 93%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea09ba  rgb(234, 9, 186)  hsl(313, 93%, 48%)  Shocking Pink