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#BAEF2A

#baef2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#baef2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.43% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 76.14°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7234

Complementary

  1. #baef2a
  2. #5f2aef

Split complementary

  1. #baef2a
  2. #2a58ef
  3. #c12aef

Analogous

  1. #efc12a
  2. #baef2a
  3. #58ef2a

Triadic

  1. #baef2a
  2. #2abaef
  3. #ef2aba

Tetradic

  1. #baef2a
  2. #2aef5f
  3. #5f2aef
  4. #ef2aba

Square

  1. #baef2a
  2. #2aefc1
  3. #5f2aef
  4. #ef2a58

Monochromatic

  1. #597709
  2. #8fbe0e
  3. #baef2a
  4. #d1f471
  5. #e8fab8

Shades

#baef2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baef2a
  2. #a7d726
  3. #95bf22
  4. #82a71d
  5. #708f19
  6. #5d7815
  7. #4a6011
  8. #38480d
  9. #253008
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#baef2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baef2a
  2. #c1f13f
  3. #c8f255
  4. #cff46a
  5. #d6f57f
  6. #ddf795
  7. #e3f9aa
  8. #eafabf
  9. #f1fcd4
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baef2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baef2a
  2. #b4e433
  3. #aed93b
  4. #a9ce44
  5. #a3c34c
  6. #9db855
  7. #97ac5e
  8. #91a166
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baef2a {
  color: #baef2a;
}
Background
.bg-baef2a {
  background-color: #baef2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baef2a {
  border: 2px solid #baef2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baef2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 239 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baef2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baef2a, #58ef2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baef2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 239 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.16 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.23 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.36 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.53 #4510d5 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baef2a  rgb(186, 239, 42)  hsl(76, 86%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5f2aef  rgb(95, 42, 239)  hsl(256, 86%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2abaef  rgb(42, 186, 239)  hsl(196, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef2aba  rgb(239, 42, 186)  hsl(316, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink