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#BAEC0F

#baec0f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#baec0f 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, 92.55% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 73.57°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7046

Complementary

  1. #baec0f
  2. #410fec

Split complementary

  1. #baec0f
  2. #0f4cec
  3. #af0fec

Analogous

  1. #ecaf0f
  2. #baec0f
  3. #4cec0f

Triadic

  1. #baec0f
  2. #0fbaec
  3. #ec0fba

Tetradic

  1. #baec0f
  2. #0fec41
  3. #410fec
  4. #ec0fba

Square

  1. #baec0f
  2. #0fecaf
  3. #410fec
  4. #ec0f4c

Monochromatic

  1. #495c06
  2. #81a40a
  3. #baec0f
  4. #d0f453
  5. #e4f99b

Shades

#baec0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baec0f
  2. #a7d40e
  3. #95bd0c
  4. #82a50b
  5. #708e09
  6. #5d7608
  7. #4a5e06
  8. #384705
  9. #252f03
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#baec0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baec0f
  2. #c1ee27
  3. #c8f03f
  4. #cff257
  5. #d6f46f
  6. #ddf687
  7. #e3f79f
  8. #eaf9b7
  9. #f1fbcf
  10. #f8fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baec0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baec0f
  2. #b4e11a
  3. #aed626
  4. #a9cc31
  5. #a3c13c
  6. #9db648
  7. #97ab53
  8. #91a05e
  9. #8c9669
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4da34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe12a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baec0f {
  color: #baec0f;
}
Background
.bg-baec0f {
  background-color: #baec0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baec0f {
  border: 2px solid #baec0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baec0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 236 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baec0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baec0f, #4cec0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baec0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 236 15 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.98 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.55 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.58 #4513f0 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baec0f  rgb(186, 236, 15)  hsl(74, 88%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#410fec  rgb(65, 15, 236)  hsl(254, 88%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0fbaec  rgb(15, 186, 236)  hsl(194, 88%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec0fba  rgb(236, 15, 186)  hsl(314, 88%, 49%)  Shocking Pink