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#BAEF26

#baef26 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#baef26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.1% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 75.82°, with 86.27% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 15.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7231

Complementary

  1. #baef26
  2. #5b26ef

Split complementary

  1. #baef26
  2. #2655ef
  3. #bf26ef

Analogous

  1. #efbf26
  2. #baef26
  3. #55ef26

Triadic

  1. #baef26
  2. #26baef
  3. #ef26ba

Tetradic

  1. #baef26
  2. #26ef5b
  3. #5b26ef
  4. #ef26ba

Square

  1. #baef26
  2. #26efbf
  3. #5b26ef
  4. #ef2655

Monochromatic

  1. #577309
  2. #8dbb0e
  3. #baef26
  4. #d1f46d
  5. #e7fab4

Shades

#baef26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baef26
  2. #a7d722
  3. #95bf1e
  4. #82a71b
  5. #708f17
  6. #5d7813
  7. #4a600f
  8. #38480b
  9. #253008
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#baef26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baef26
  2. #c1f13c
  3. #c8f251
  4. #cff467
  5. #d6f57d
  6. #ddf793
  7. #e3f9a8
  8. #eafabe
  9. #f1fcd4
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baef26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baef26
  2. #b4e42f
  3. #aed938
  4. #a9ce41
  5. #a3c34a
  6. #9db853
  7. #97ac5c
  8. #91a165
  9. #8c966e
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baef26 {
  color: #baef26;
}
Background
.bg-baef26 {
  background-color: #baef26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baef26 {
  border: 2px solid #baef26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baef26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 239 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baef26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baef26, #55ef26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baef26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 239 38 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.06 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.24 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.25 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.64 #4510d9 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baef26  rgb(186, 239, 38)  hsl(76, 86%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5b26ef  rgb(91, 38, 239)  hsl(256, 86%, 54%)  Han Purple
#26baef  rgb(38, 186, 239)  hsl(196, 86%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef26ba  rgb(239, 38, 186)  hsl(316, 86%, 54%)  Shocking Pink