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#BAEF15

#baef15 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#baef15 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, 93.73% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.21% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.59°, with 87.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7223

Complementary

  1. #baef15
  2. #4a15ef

Split complementary

  1. #baef15
  2. #154def
  3. #b715ef

Analogous

  1. #efb715
  2. #baef15
  3. #4def15

Triadic

  1. #baef15
  2. #15baef
  3. #ef15ba

Tetradic

  1. #baef15
  2. #15ef4a
  3. #4a15ef
  4. #ef15ba

Square

  1. #baef15
  2. #15efb7
  3. #4a15ef
  4. #ef154d

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6407
  2. #85ac0c
  3. #baef15
  4. #cff45d
  5. #e4f9a4

Shades

#baef15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baef15
  2. #a7d713
  3. #95bf11
  4. #82a70f
  5. #708f0d
  6. #5d780b
  7. #4a6008
  8. #384806
  9. #253004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#baef15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baef15
  2. #c1f12c
  3. #c8f244
  4. #cff45b
  5. #d6f573
  6. #ddf78a
  7. #e3f9a1
  8. #eafab9
  9. #f1fcd0
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baef15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baef15
  2. #b4e420
  3. #aed92a
  4. #a9ce35
  5. #a3c340
  6. #9db84b
  7. #97ac55
  8. #91a160
  9. #8c966b
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baef15 {
  color: #baef15;
}
Background
.bg-baef15 {
  background-color: #baef15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baef15 {
  border: 2px solid #baef15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baef15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 239 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baef15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baef15, #4def15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baef15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 239 21 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.77 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.79 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.08 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.51 #4510ea Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baef15  rgb(186, 239, 21)  hsl(75, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4a15ef  rgb(74, 21, 239)  hsl(255, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#15baef  rgb(21, 186, 239)  hsl(195, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef15ba  rgb(239, 21, 186)  hsl(315, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink