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#BAF511

#baf511 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#baf511 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, 96.08% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.06% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 75.53°, with 91.94% saturation and 51.37% 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 16.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7578

Complementary

  1. #baf511
  2. #4c11f5

Split complementary

  1. #baf511
  2. #1148f5
  3. #be11f5

Analogous

  1. #f5be11
  2. #baf511
  3. #48f511

Triadic

  1. #baf511
  2. #11baf5
  3. #f511ba

Tetradic

  1. #baf511
  2. #11f54c
  3. #4c11f5
  4. #f511ba

Square

  1. #baf511
  2. #11f5be
  3. #4c11f5
  4. #f51148

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6904
  2. #86b207
  3. #baf511
  4. #cff85a
  5. #e5fba4

Shades

#baf511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baf511
  2. #a7dd0f
  3. #95c40e
  4. #82ac0c
  5. #70930a
  6. #5d7b09
  7. #4a6207
  8. #384a05
  9. #253103
  10. #131902
  11. #000000

Tints

#baf511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baf511
  2. #c1f629
  3. #c8f741
  4. #cff858
  5. #d6f970
  6. #ddfa88
  7. #e3fba0
  8. #eafcb8
  9. #f1fdcf
  10. #f8fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baf511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baf511
  2. #b4e91c
  3. #aede27
  4. #a9d232
  5. #a3c63d
  6. #9dbb49
  7. #97af54
  8. #91a35f
  9. #8c976a
  10. #868c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3eab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfeea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baf511 {
  color: #baf511;
}
Background
.bg-baf511 {
  background-color: #baf511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baf511 {
  border: 2px solid #baf511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baf511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 245 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 92% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baf511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baf511, #48f511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baf511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 245 17 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.28 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.71 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.04 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.15 #450aee Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baf511  rgb(186, 245, 17)  hsl(76, 92%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4c11f5  rgb(76, 17, 245)  hsl(256, 92%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#11baf5  rgb(17, 186, 245)  hsl(196, 92%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f511ba  rgb(245, 17, 186)  hsl(316, 92%, 51%)  Shocking Pink